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A Bit of Old Portsmouth: P.877-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Bit of Old Portsmouth

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hardie, Martin

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1911-07) by Hardie, Martin

Dating

Production date: AD 1911

Note

Direct on plate while staying at Southsea, Easter 1910.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 202 mm Width 151 mm
Sheet Height 271 mm Width 209 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Mh
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Martin Hardie
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: A Bit of Old Portsmouth
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title
  • Text: FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM
  • Location: Verso centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Stamp

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.877-R
Primary reference Number: 1425
Hardie: 27
Laver (Hardie): 27

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) "A Bit of Old Portsmouth" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/1425 Accessed: 2024-04-19 12:12:10

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/1425 |title=A Bit of Old Portsmouth |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-19 12:12:10|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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