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Death & The Emperor (La mort et l'Empereur): P.1773-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Death & The Emperor (La mort et l'Empereur)

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 (1994) by Gurney, Sophie, Mrs

Dating

Production date: AD 1925

Note

First block, first state, touched.

This block was designed & cut for "The Nightingale" by Hans Andersen.

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 90 mm Width 49 mm
Sheet Height 94 mm Width 50 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving : Touched

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1773-R
Primary reference Number: 7393
Selborne/Newman: 125/1 I
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Audit data

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