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A midsummer's night's dream: P.45-2001

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A midsummer's night's dream

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Collins, Cecil

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Mrs Elizabeth Collins through the National Art Collections Fund

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2001) by Collins, Elizabeth

Dating

20th century
Production date: AD 1964

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Artist's proof
  • Location: Sheet lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: "A midsummer's Night's Dream"
  • Location: Sheet lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Cecil Collins / 1964
  • Location: Sheet lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Art Fund no.236
  • Location: Verso lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.45-2001
Primary reference Number: 197566
Morphet: 48-9

Audit data

Created: Thursday 19 December 2013 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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