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Death and the Artist: P.412-1949

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Death and the Artist
The Doings of Death

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Sleigh, Bernard
Draughtsman: Strang, William

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1901

Note

From a complete set of Doings of Death, printed from the outline blocks. Unpublished in this state.

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 292 mm Width 292 mm
Sheet Height 396 mm Width 405 mm

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: letter S inscribed in a circle

  • Text: S
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: W. Strang
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.412-1949
Primary reference Number: 3645
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) "Death and the Artist" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/3645 Accessed: 2024-11-22 01:48:44

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