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Two women with a child in bed: PD.718-1975

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Two women with a child in bed

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Raverat, Gwendolen

Entities

Categories

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
Tracing Paper Height 165 mm Width 157 mm
Large Sheet Height 209 mm Width 198 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and black ink on tracing paper, surrounded by graphite margins, secured by selotape at the corners onto larger sheet of thick paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: GR
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: No 14
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Red ink
  • Text: Page 66 / Poor little dear, said Lady Jane
  • Location: Outside graphite margins, lower left
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Kate had cried herself to sleep / Countess Kate (this last underlined)
  • Location: Lower centre of paper mount
  • Method of creation: Blue ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.718-1975
Primary reference Number: 12978
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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