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The Eve of Waterloo I: P.741-1974

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Eve of Waterloo I
The Cambridge Book of Poetry for Children

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 1932

Note

Illustration to "The Eve of Waterloo", in The Cambridge Book of Poetry for Children, 1932

Third state

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 43 mm Width 62 mm
Sheet Height 64 mm Width 79 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 30
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number
  • Text: The Eve of Waterloo
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title
  • Text: G Raverat
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.741-1974
Primary reference Number: 7665
Selborne/Newman: 247 III
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 4 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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