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The tour group: PD.2-2011

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

The tour group
The Life of Birds

Maker(s)

Blake, Quentin

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Given by Alice Fleet in memory of her husband, Stephen, 2011

Measurements and weight

Height: 383 mm
Width: 565 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2011) by Fleet, Alice

Dating

20th Century
Production date: AD 2010

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Charcoal

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and charcoal on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Quentin Blake 2010
  • Location: L.r.
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Inscription present: erased

  • Text: Quentin Blake
  • Location: L.l.
  • Method of creation: Grahite (erased)
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.2-2011
Primary reference Number: 182168

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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