Self-portrait: P.9-1990

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Self-portrait

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Collins, Cecil

Entities

Print

Categories

Print

Measurements and weight

Height: 392 mm
Width: 287 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1990) by Collins, Cecil

Dating

Production date: AD 1944

Note

18/25

School or Style

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( hand-made)

Techniques used in production

Glycerine copy : "Roneo" using wax paper stencil

Inscription or legends present

Text: Cecil Collins 1944
Location: Lower right
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Signature

Text: Cecil Collins 1944
Location: Lower left
Method of creation: Graphite
Type: Signature

Text: 18/25
Location: Lower centre
Method of creation: Graphite
Type: Edition

References and bibliographic entries

Catalogue of the dry-points of Ernest Cole

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.9-1990
Primary reference Number: 1260
Morphet: 11
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Self-portrait" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/1260 Accessed: 2023-06-08 00:29:17

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            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-06-08 00:29:17|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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