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The Gossip Page: P.76-1949

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Gossip Page

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Abbé, Salomon van

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Lettered with graphite in margin: '21/50. To Campbell Dodgson. Esq, S, Van. Abbé'

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 275 mm Width 270 mm
Sheet Height 462 mm Width 325 mm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: S.V. Abbe
  • Location: Image upper right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 21/50
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Edition
  • Text: To Campbell Dodgson Esq.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Dedication
  • Text: S. Van Abbé
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: The Gossip Page
  • Location: Lower left corner
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.76-1949
Primary reference Number: 388

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) "The Gossip Page" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/388 Accessed: 2024-04-26 21:24:00

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/388 |title=The Gossip Page |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-26 21:24:00|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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