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Elderly man with woman and girl in garden: PD.416-1975

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Elderly man with woman and girl in garden

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Raverat, Gwendolen

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 133 mm
Width: 159 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1975) by Gurney, Sophie and Hambro, Elisabeth

Note

Concerned with the illustrations for 'PERIOD PIECE' by Gwen Raverat

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black ink

Components of the work

Support composed of tracing paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and black ink on tracing paper (additional piece stuck on)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 72
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Blue chalk
  • Text: (instructions for printing)
  • Location: Lower margin

Inscription present: reverse way up

  • Text: Chapter XIV p. 8 L' entente Cordiale. Margaret is carefully / noting every intonation of the Ambassador's voice, with a view to / "doing" him later on. I am most miserably concious of my / horrible new grown-up clothes and of my spectacles and of the / little bones in my collar. The Ambassador is / wondering whether his list of animals will last until lunch time.
  • Location: Right hand margin
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: 8693
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.416-1975
Primary reference Number: 12676
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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