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The Kingdom of the Past
Design for Maeterlinck's 'The Blue Bird'
History note: Theatre Royal, Haymarket; Christopher Wood
Bought from the Cunliffe Fund with contributions from the Art Fund and the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, 2006
Height: 524 mm
Width: 597 mm
Method of acquisition: Bought (2006) by The Cunliffe Fund
Watercolour
Bodycolour
Blue chalk
Black chalk
Oil
Support composed of board
Drawing : Black and blue chalk, watercolour, bodycolour and oil on illustrator's board
Accession number: PD.27-2006
Primary reference Number: 133333
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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