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The Apocrypha - Title-page: P.98-1959

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Apocrypha - Title-page
The Nonesuch Press Bible

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gooden, Stephen Frederick

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1959-04) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

Production date: AD 1924

Note

Second state. One of a very few proofs before the lettering.

Title-page to The Apocrypha, London, The Nonesuch Press, 1924. 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 215 mm Width 132 mm
Sheet Height 313 mm Width 218 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

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

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.98-1959
Primary reference Number: 2417
Dodgson (Gooden): 32 II/III
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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Apocrypha - Title-page" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/2417 Accessed: 2024-11-14 23:40:19

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