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The Mower: PD.53-1950

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Mower
Drawing of a scyther

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Hughes, Arthur

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: ?bought from the Arthur Hughes Mmeorial Exhibition, Walkers Galleries, London, 1916 (no. 16)

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1935 with a life interest to his widow; received by the Museum on her death

Measurements and weight

Height: 105 mm
Width: 65 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Riches, Thomas Henry

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Recto: graphite, pen and brown ink verso: graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: monogram

  • Text: AH
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.53-1950
Primary reference Number: 11555
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 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) "The Mower" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11555 Accessed: 2024-11-23 18:47:58

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