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Two girls by a window: PD.707-1975

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Titles

Two girls by a window

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Raverat, Gwendolen

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 100 mm
Width: 169 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Concerned with the illustrations for the book 'Countess Kate' by C.M. Yonge

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black ink

Components of the work

Support composed of tracing paper ( lower right corner torn off)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and black ink on tracing paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: GR
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: page 92 (underlined in red ink) / Sylvia Joanna
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: No 18
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Red ink
  • Text: S / S
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.707-1975
Primary reference Number: 12967

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 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) "Two girls by a window" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/12967 Accessed: 2024-05-07 16:05:04

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/12967 |title=Two girls by a window |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-07 16:05:04|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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