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The Oak and the Reed: P.175-1951

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Titles

The Oak and the Reed
The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gooden, Stephen Frederick

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1951-06) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

Production date: AD 1930

Note

Illustration to the first volume of The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine, Translated by Sir Edward Marsh, London, Heinemann, 1931, p. 40

Only state

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 255 mm Width 172 mm
Plate Height 67 mm Width 85 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: OK. SG
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.175-1951
Primary reference Number: 2401
Dodgson (Gooden): 82

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Oak and the Reed" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/2401 Accessed: 2024-04-30 16:09:47

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