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Portrait of John Leonard Beevers: PD.10-1988

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Portrait of John Leonard Beevers

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Lewis, Wyndham

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Beevers, M.S.

Measurements and weight

Height: 384 mm
Width: 275 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1988) by Beevers, M. S.

Dating

Production date: AD 1934 : in a letter of 1975 (Museum's files), Beevers stated that he thought the drawing had been misdated by Lewis, and that the portrait was more likely to have been made in 1935

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Wyndham Lewis.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1934
  • Location: Lower right, following the above
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.10-1988
Primary reference Number: 11955
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 31 March 2021 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) "Portrait of John Leonard Beevers" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11955 Accessed: 2024-12-22 09:10:49

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11955 |title=Portrait of John Leonard Beevers |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 09:10:49|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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