The artist's wife: PD.3-1951

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Titles

The artist's wife

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Martineau, Robert Braithwaite

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Measurements and weight

Height: 232 mm
Width: 170 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1951) by Martineau, Helen

Note

Lower right: two slight portrait sketches of a man

School or Style

Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.3-1951
Primary reference Number: 12073
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "The artist's wife" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/12073 Accessed: 2023-03-23 12:28:26

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            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-03-23 12:28:26|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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