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'The Pen is Mightier than the Sword': 2068

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

'The Pen is Mightier than the Sword'

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José de

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Notes

History note: Ricketts and Shannon

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 192 mm
Width: 156 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Dating

1819 CE - 1828 CE

School or Style

Spanish

Materials used in production

Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper (fibre product)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Black chalk or lithographic crayon, on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 7 (by the artist, altered from 6)
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Chalk
  • Text: Goya
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 2068
Primary reference Number: 6000
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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

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