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The Girl by the Lamp: P.868-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Girl by the Lamp

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gosse, Sylvia

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1915-06) by Gosse, Sylvia

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 176 mm Width 190 mm
Sheet Height 207 mm Width 220 mm

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Gosse
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Sylvia Gosse
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: The girl by the lamp
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.868-R
Primary reference Number: 1407

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 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) "The Girl by the Lamp" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/1407 Accessed: 2024-04-27 05:18:31

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/1407 |title=The Girl by the Lamp |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-27 05:18:31|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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