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Ganges Boats - Morning: P.15148-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Ganges Boats - Morning

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lumsden, Ernest Stephen

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Description

Copper plate, cancelled with a large cross at the centre. Inscribed in drypoint onto the plate (in reverse) at lower left: 'The Ganges'; At upper right: ' "Ganges Boats - Morning" / To the Fitzwilliam Museum - Cambridge / 27.ix.20 / ESL'; In the sail at upper left: '50 imp.' and along a pole at centre left: 'Lumsden, 1920'.

Legal notes

Given by E.S. Lumsden, 1920

Measurements and weight

Height: 255 mm
Width: 355 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1920) by Lumsden, Ernest Stephen

Dating

20th Century
Production date: AD 1920

Note

An inscription on the plate, '50 imp.' states that 50 impressions were printed from it. See also P.1308-R a trial state and P.1309-R a published state.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Copper

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.15148-R
Primary reference Number: 317482
Lumsden: 190
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 22 May 2024 Updated: Friday 25 October 2024 Last processed: Saturday 22 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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