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Godiva: P.188-1951

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Godiva
The Moxon Tennyson

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Hunt, William Holman
Printmaker: Dalziel family

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Notes

History note: Bought at the J.P. Heseltine Sale, June 3. 1935, lot 97

Legal notes

Bequeathed in 1949, entered in 1951.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1951-07) by Dodgson, Campbell

Dating

1850s
Production date: AD 1857

Note

Illustration to Tennyson's Poems (Moxon, 1857)

Proof on India paper. There were 3 or 4 proofs taken from the block without letterpress.

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of India paper
Sheet Height 138 mm Width 132 mm
Plate Height 94 mm Width 81 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: DALZIEL
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Inscription present: John Postle Heseltine

  • Text: J: P: H:
  • Location: Verso lower left
  • Method of creation: Red ink
  • Type: Stamp

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.188-1951
Primary reference Number: 2713

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 31 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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