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Cartoon: "Bathing Woman" Teach you to swim? lor / bless yer. my love, why of course I can !": PD.179-1961

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Cartoon: "Bathing Woman" Teach you to swim? lor / bless yer. my love, why of course I can !"

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Leech, John

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1960

Measurements and weight

Height: 127 mm
Width: 153 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Note

Original drawing for 'Punch' according to an inscription on the back of the old frame

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Pen, brown ink and watercolour on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Bathing Woman. "Teach you to swim? lor / bless yer, my lore, why of course I can!"
  • Location: Below drawing
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: JL
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 7 5 2 H P / 269 LC
  • Location: Old frame
  • Method of creation: Pressmark
  • Text: 214/3
  • Location: Old frame
  • Method of creation: White chalk
  • Text: July 13 - 86
  • Location: Old frame
  • Method of creation: White chalk

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.179-1961
Primary reference Number: 11811
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 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) "Cartoon: "Bathing Woman" Teach you to swim? lor / bless yer. my love, why of course I can !"" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11811 Accessed: 2024-03-28 17:30:57

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11811 |title=Cartoon: "Bathing Woman" Teach you to swim? lor / bless yer. my love, why of course I can !" |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-28 17:30:57|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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