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Builders of the Tower of Babel: PD.16-2013

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Builders of the Tower of Babel

Maker(s)

Spencer, Stanley

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Gwen Raverat, Sophie Gurney, William Pryor

Legal notes

Accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum and acquired with additional contributions from The Art Fund (with a contribution from the Wolfson Foundation), The Victoria and Albert Purchase Grant Fund, The Fairhaven Fund and the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 31.5 cm
Width: 60 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2013) by H.M. Government

Dating

Production date: AD 1933

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite, wash and oils on three pieces of paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.16-2013
Primary reference Number: 197575
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 20 December 2013 Updated: Thursday 9 November 2023 Last processed: Friday 10 November 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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