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?Birth of Shakespeare: M.D.26b

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

?Birth of Shakespeare
Side view of kneeling woman

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Romney, George

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 194 mm
Width: 200 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1874-05-02) by Unknown

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite on laid paper, laid down on mount

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: in a circle

  • Text: 22
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Birth of Shakespere (sic)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 71
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.D.26b
Primary reference Number: 15740
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019 Last processed: Monday 18 December 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) "?Birth of Shakespeare" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15740 Accessed: 2024-11-25 12:18:28

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15740 |title=?Birth of Shakespeare |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-25 12:18:28|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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