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Illustration for the projected Essex House Press Bible: P.403-1949

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Illustration for the projected Essex House Press Bible

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Strang, William
Printmaker: Hooper, William Harcourt

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1949-10) by Dodgson, Campbell

Dating

Production date: AD 1904

Note

Large sheet folded in two with one illustration and some letterpress (Genesis, Chapter XXVII).

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 207 mm Width 217 mm
Sheet Height 480 mm Width 635 mm

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: W
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: des. Strang / cut. Hooper / the type des Ashbes [?]. (1904)
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.403-1949
Primary reference Number: 3631
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Illustration for the projected Essex House Press Bible" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/3631 Accessed: 2024-11-15 05:23:12

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/3631 |title=Illustration for the projected Essex House Press Bible |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-15 05:23:12|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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