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The Artist's Mother: P.183-1996

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Artist's Mother

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Brockhurst, Gerald Leslie

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Through the American Friends of Cambridge University

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1996) by Fortunoff, Alan

Dating

Production date: AD 1920

Note

First state (published)

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 230 mm Width 195 mm
Plate Height 87 mm Width 87 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: signed in reverse

  • Text: Brockhurst
  • Location: Plate upper left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Gerald L. Brockhurst
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: "The Artist's Mother"
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.183-1996
Primary reference Number: 1113
Fletcher (Brockhurst): 15 I/I
Wright (Brockhurst): 15
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

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) "The Artist's Mother" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/1113 Accessed: 2024-12-23 02:53:41

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