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Cul-de-lampe illustrating Beardsley's poem "The Ballad of a Barber": P.474-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Cul-de-lampe illustrating Beardsley's poem "The Ballad of a Barber"
The Savoy, No. III

Maker(s)

Designer: Beardsley, Aubrey Vincent

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 256 mm
Width: 195 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Production date: AD 1896

Note

Cul-de-lampe illustrating Beardsley's poem "The Ballad of a Barber" on p. 93 in The Savoy, No. III, July 1896, edited by Arthur Symons and published by Leonard Smithers, London.

Letterpress on verso.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Line block

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AB
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.474-1991
Primary reference Number: 18725

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

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