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The Trees and the Axe (from Aesop's Fables)
Draughtsman: Rackham, Arthur
Height: 312 mm
Width: 268 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1944-06) by Rackham, Harris
Production date: AD 1912
Support composed of paper ( laid down)
Watercolour : Pen, black ink and watercolour on paper, laid down on card, with ruled graphite margins across the upper and left hand edges, intersecting upper left corner
Accession number: 2710
Primary reference Number: 12405
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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