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L'Enfant Terrible: P.47-1955

Current Location: In storage

Titles

L'Enfant Terrible

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Sickert, Walter Richard

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1955) by Freshfield, James William

Dating

Production date: AD 1887

Note

Only State

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 195 mm Width 128 mm
Sheet Height 262 mm Width 178 mm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Sickert
  • Location: Image upper left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: - 87 -
  • Location: Image upper left, after signature
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: l'Enfant terrible
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: indecipherable
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.47-1955
Primary reference Number: 29393
Bromberg (Sickert): 100

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

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) "L'Enfant Terrible" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29393 Accessed: 2024-04-18 12:57:40

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