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Sir Galahad: P.1987-R

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Sir Galahad
The Moxon Tennyson

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
Printmaker: Linton, William James

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1917-03) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

Dating

1850s
Production date: circa AD 1857

Note

Illustration to Moxon's "Tennyson's Poems"

Progress proof, touched

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite
Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of India paper
Sheet Height 104 mm Width 91 mm
Image Height 95 mm Width 81 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving : Touched

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1987-R
Primary reference Number: 123

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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