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Head of a Young Girl: P.226-1990

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Head of a Young Girl

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Knight, Laura

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1990) by Grimshaw, Margaret Eleanor

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 248 mm Width 198 mm
Sheet Height 459 mm Width 281 mm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Laura Knight
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: "Head of a young Girl"
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title
  • Text: drypoint
  • Location: Lower left corner
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 35 proofs in Edition
  • Location: Lower right corner
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Edition

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.226-1990
Primary reference Number: 3170

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

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

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Head of a Young Girl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/3170 Accessed: 2024-04-16 11:46:59

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/3170 |title=Head of a Young Girl |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-16 11:46:59|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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