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Palace of the Night: PD.29-2006

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Palace of the Night

Maker(s)

Robinson, Frederick Cayley

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Description

Design for Maeterlinck's 'The Blue Bird'

Notes

History note: Theatre Royal, Haymarket; Christopher Wood

Legal notes

Bought from the Cunliffe Fund with contributions from the Art Fund and the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, 2006

Measurements and weight

Height: 540 mm
Width: 598 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2006) by The Cunliffe Fund

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Oil

Components of the work

Support composed of board

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Oil on illustrator's board

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.29-2006
Primary reference Number: 133337

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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