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Sailor's Wife: P.440-1974

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Sailor's Wife

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Raverat, Gwendolen

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1974-12) by Gurney, Sophie and Hambro, Elisabeth

Dating

Production date: AD 1909

Note

First state

Illustration for the ballad, Sir Patrick Spens.

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 83 mm Width 42 mm
Sheet Height 87 mm Width 45 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Sailor's wife
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title
  • Text: G R
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Initials

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.440-1974
Primary reference Number: 6880
Selborne/Newman: 13 I
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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