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Bartimeus: P.129-1948

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Bartimeus
The Aldine Bible

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gill, Eric

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bought from the S.G. Perceval Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 190 mm
Width: 127 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1948-06)

Dating

1930s
Production date: AD 1934

Note

Proof of an illustration on the book-jacket of The Aldine Bible, edited by M.R. James, O.M., D.Litt., published in 4 volumes by Messrs. J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London, 1934. (Gill 558)

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.129-1948
Primary reference Number: 2220
Physick: 868

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 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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