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The Patient: P.40-2007

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Patient

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Evans, Merlyn Oliver
Printer: Gresham, Kip
Publisher: The Estate of Merlyn Oliver Evans

Entities

Categories

Place(s) associated

  • Cambridge (Cambs.)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2007) by The Print Studio, Cambridge

Dating

Production date: AD 2006

Note

Edition size 25 (restrikes). Copper plate approx. 1.5mm thick. Thin wax coating removed from plate before printing revealing considerable surface masking oxidation. Wax proved difficult to remove from lines and impeded initial pulls. Pale aquatinting may actually be foulbiting or spit bite additions. ran well though with little plate tone. light retroussage necessary for lifting density of black. paper softened one day in damp book. Cold wipe.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Coloured ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( English Whatman 140lb Ivory hand made paper 1960 - from artist's own store. Torn and deckle edges)
Plate Height 392 mm Width 404 mm

Techniques used in production

Aquatint
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.40-2007
Primary reference Number: 160912
Erskine [Evans]: 47
Evans: 65
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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