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A Snake: P.656-1985

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Snake

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gill, Eric

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes

Measurements and weight

Height: 37 mm
Width: 80 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: AD 1925

Note

Proof of a design for a book-plate for the Rev. John Gray for Mark André Raffalovich

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Green ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: E. Gill
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.656-1985
Primary reference Number: 31315
Physick: 335
Stable URI

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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