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Self-portrait: 2491

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Self-portrait

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Spare, Austin Osman

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 399 mm
Width: 285 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1942) by Rotch, Claude Dickason

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

White chalk
Black chalk
Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Black, red and white chalks on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A.O.S.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Chalk
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2491
Primary reference Number: 13639
Stable URI

Audit data

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

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Self-portrait" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/13639 Accessed: 2024-11-09 00:48:00

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/13639 |title=Self-portrait |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-09 00:48:00|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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