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The Nightingale I (Le Rossignol): P.1772-R

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Titles

The Nightingale I (Le Rossignol)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Raverat, Gwendolen

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Found in a sketchbook given by Mrs. Sophie Gurney, 1994

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1974-12) by Gurney, Sophie, Mrs

Dating

Production date: AD 1922

Note

The second state of this block was cut for Hans Andersen, "The Nightingale", unpublished but reproduced in London Mercury XXIII (138), 1931.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 71 mm Width 45 mm
Sheet Height 79 mm Width 49 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1772-R
Primary reference Number: 7346
Selborne/Newman: 107

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Nightingale I (Le Rossignol)" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/7346 Accessed: 2024-05-04 05:12:41

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