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Aesop's Fables - Tailpiece: P.240-1985

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Titles

Aesop's Fables - Tailpiece

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gooden, Stephen Frederick

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Sir Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: AD 1936

Note

Tailpiece to Aesop's Fables, London, Harrap, 1936 (facing p. 310)

Third state

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 183 mm Width 120 mm
Sheet Height 290 mm Width 208 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Stephen Gooden 1936
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: G.L.K. 16. IX. 36
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: Keynes' stamp

  • Text: CAVE CANES
  • Location: Verso lower left
  • Method of creation: Red ink
  • Type: Stamp

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.240-1985
Primary reference Number: 2257
Dodgson (Gooden): 115 III/III

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 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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