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The Blind Doe: 1606 f.20

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Blind Doe
The Geese and the Cranes

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Crane, Walter

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1931-12) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black ink
Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Page Size Height 179 mm Width 181 mm
Recto
Verso

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 3 cols
  • Location: Top
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 39
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: .THE.BLIND.DOE.
  • Method of creation: Black ink

Inscription present: monogram; the letter 'C' contains a profile view of a stylized bird, with a letter 'v' either side of its legs

  • Text: C v v
  • Location: Lower left, illustration box
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 18034
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 40
  • Location: Verso, upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 1 tint Red key
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: :THE.GEESE.&.THE.CRANES:
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Black ink

Inscription present: monogram; a letter 'C' contains a profile view of a stylized bird with a letter 'v' either side of its legs

  • Text: C v v
  • Location: Verso, lower right
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 18035
  • Location: Verso, bottom right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1606 f.20
Primary reference Number: 10111

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Blind Doe" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10111 Accessed: 2024-04-19 04:41:45

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10111 |title=The Blind Doe |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-19 04:41:45|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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