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Illustration to 'Wuthering Heights': 2471

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Illustration to 'Wuthering Heights'
A sketch of two figures, ?embracing

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Clarke Hall, Edna

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Given by the Trustees of the Tate Gallery out of a 1941 gift of drawings by Edna Clarke-Hall from Mrs F. D Samuel (Dorothy Salaman), Miss E. W. Bishop (Louise Salaman) and Mr M. H. (Michel Hewitt) Salaman through the Contemporary Art Society, 20 March 1943

Legal notes

Given by the Trustees of the Tate Gallery out of a gift of drawings by Edna Clarke-Hall from Mrs F. D. Samuel, Miss E. W. Bishop and Mr M. H. Salaman through the Contemporary Art Society, 1943

Measurements and weight

Height: 298 mm
Width: 396 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1942) by Tate Gallery, trustees of the Contemporary Art Society

Dating

Production date: AD 1924

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Blue ink
Blue wash
Pink wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( grey)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Recto: pen and blue ink with blue and pink wash verso: pen and blue ink on grey paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Edna / CH
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1924
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Date
  • Text: No. 9
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Blue chalk
  • Text: F
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: AE
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Black ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2471
Primary reference Number: 10806
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 10 May 2024 Last processed: Saturday 22 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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