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Charicature of a man's head: PD.558-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Charicature of a man's head

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

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Description

Verso has printed blue and red ink lines - part of a sheet from an account book?

Measurements and weight

Height: 171 mm
Width: 105 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Pension? Pension? - why / he lives a very great way / off - & has very little money / to give away - But I can / tell you this for a certainty / - that whoever lives to about / 150 - will derived some / benefit from him -
  • Location: Below
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: 333ff
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: 6
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.558-R
Primary reference Number: 29754
Temporary Perceval number: PB558
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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