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Sketch: 1258(14)

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Sketch

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Caldecott, Randolph

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 85 mm
Width: 113 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1927-08) by Holliday, J. R.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink : Pen and ink on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 26
  • Location: Mount, top right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: The simple truth is that W. Caldecott / is endowed with the imaginative faculty SC(?)
  • Location: Base of sketch
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: Cooper (the / Wood engraver) / insisted on / reading all / the laudatory / reviews on / Old Xmas / etc. /
  • Location: Mount, left of sketch
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: (some writing)
  • Location: Verso

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1258(14)
Primary reference Number: 9224
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sketch" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/9224 Accessed: 2024-03-28 17:36:54

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