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Venice, The Facade of St. Mark's (The Oblong Plate): P.64-1955

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Venice, The Facade of St. Mark's (The Oblong Plate)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Sickert, Walter Richard

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1902

Note

III/VI (the only known impression)

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 238 mm Width 315 mm
Sheet Height 247 mm Width 318 mm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Sickert
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: (state)
  • Location: Lower right, following the above
  • Method of creation: Black ink

Inscription present: in a different hand

  • Text: (2nd)
  • Location: Lower right, following (state)
  • Method of creation: Graphite

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.64-1955
Primary reference Number: 29759
Bromberg (Sickert): 122 III/VI
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Audit data

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