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Boy Birdnesting: P.15051-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Boy Birdnesting

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ravilious, Eric William

Entities

Categories

Description

An alternative version of a plate illustrating April in The Twelve Moneths (sic) commissioned by Robert Gibbings for the Golden Cockerel Press.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown

Dating

20th Century
Production date: AD 1927

Note

With signature and title in graphite

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 186 mm Width 290 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 7041
  • Location: Sheet upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number
  • Text: 32/148
  • Location: Old mount
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.15051-R
Primary reference Number: 226655
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 4 April 2019 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Boy Birdnesting" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/226655 Accessed: 2024-12-22 18:38:29

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