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Cartoon no. 144: PD.62-2014

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Titles

Cartoon no. 144

Maker(s)

Searle, Ronald William Fordham

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Description

A preliminary drawing for 'Cambridge Daily News', c. August 1938

Notes

History note: Ronald Searle

Legal notes

Given by the artist's family, 2014

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2014) by Family of Ronald Searle

Dating

20th Century, Mid
Production date: AD 1938

Components of the work

Paper Height 298 mm Width 387 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and black ink, traces of Tippex (or equivalent) on two sheets of paper with black and white photochemical reproductions (portraits) on verso, some inscribed in pen and ink, graphite and blue crayon

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.62-2014
Primary reference Number: 199752

Audit data

Created: Monday 18 August 2014 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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