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Head of Christ: PD.10-2001

Awaiting location update

Titles

Head of Christ

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Collins, Cecil

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Through the National Art Collections Fund.

Measurements and weight

Height: 252 mm
Width: 200 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2001) by Collins, Elizabeth

Dating

Production date: AD 1933

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Size (material)
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink : Pen, ink and size on paper, with scratching out

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: twice

  • Text: Cecil Collins
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature

Inscription present: twice

  • Text: 1933
  • Location: Lower right, following the above
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Head of a woman ['woman' crossed out and replace with:] Christ
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.10-2001
Primary reference Number: 28252

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 25 February 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Head of Christ" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/28252 Accessed: 2024-04-26 05:17:00

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/28252 |title=Head of Christ |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-26 05:17:00|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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