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The Man Watching Olga: P.969-1974

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Titles

The Man Watching Olga
The Runaway

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Raverat, Gwendolen

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1936

Note

Illustration for The Runaway: A Victorian Story for the Young by Elizabeth Ann Hart, Macmillan, London, 1936.

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 105 mm Width 104 mm
Image Height 82 mm Width 89 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.969-1974
Primary reference Number: 8057
Selborne/Newman: 431

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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