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New Testament - Tailpiece: P.113-1985

Object information

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Titles

New Testament - Tailpiece
The Nonesuch Press Bible

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

1926 - 1927

Note

Only state

Tailpiece (p. 311) to the New Testament, The Holy Bible, London, The Nonesuch Press, 1927. Each of the five volumes of the Bible contains an engraved title-page, a headpiece and a tailpiece.

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 133 mm Width 100 mm
Sheet Height 291 mm Width 205 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Stephen Gooden 26
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.113-1985
Primary reference Number: 2284
Dodgson (Gooden): 46
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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