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The Black Poplar: P.758-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Black Poplar

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blundell, Alfred Richard

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1926-11-05) by Blundell, Alfred Richard

Dating

Production date: AD 1922

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 480 mm Width 305 mm
Sheet Height 563 mm Width 384 mm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Dear Spring I love to see / Such happiness brings She / And Summer also who / Contentment giveth so. / Autumn sings those loved songs / As for my spirit longs. / But Winter's cruelty / gave my great strength to me.
  • Location: Lower left, centre and right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Verses
  • Text: AR Blundell 1922
  • Location: Lower right corner
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: To The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Location: Margin lower left corner
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Dedication
  • Text: The Black Poplar
  • Location: Margin lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Alfred R. Blundell
  • Location: Margin lower right corner
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.758-R
Primary reference Number: 170
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Black Poplar" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/170 Accessed: 2024-04-28 11:38:58

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/170 |title=The Black Poplar |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-28 11:38:58|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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