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Visitors for "Old Betsy": PD.428-1975

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Visitors for "Old Betsy"

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Raverat, Gwendolen

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 139 mm
Width: 194 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1975) by Gurney, Sophie and Hambro, Elisabeth

Note

Concerned with the illustrations for 'PERIOD PIECE' by Gwen Raverat

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black ink

Components of the work

Support composed of tracing paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and black ink on tracing paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Ghosts Horrors (this has been crossed out in graphite) / Betsy
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Down
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Ch. VIII / p 13
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Red chalk
  • Text: People from left to right: Charles, Nana, Margaret, Horrid old woman, me, tommy the cat, poor old Betsy
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: (instructions and measurements for printing)
  • Location: Margins
  • Method of creation: Graphite and blue chalk
  • Text: 8693
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.428-1975
Primary reference Number: 12688
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Visitors for "Old Betsy"" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/12688 Accessed: 2024-07-02 14:28:02

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/12688 |title=Visitors for "Old Betsy" |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-07-02 14:28:02|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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