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"All Alive!" or The Cheese Returned: PD.4-1999

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Titles

"All Alive!" or The Cheese Returned

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Keene, Charles Samuel

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Notes

History note: Christie's, 3 December 1954 (lot 103, part), bt. Meatyard, Margate, Kent, from whom acquired, Jan. 1955

Measurements and weight

Height: 162 mm
Width: 128 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1999) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Whitening

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink with white highlights on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: C.K.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.4-1999
Primary reference Number: 11735

Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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