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The Postcard, I: PD.43-2014

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Postcard, I

Maker(s)

Searle, Ronald William Fordham

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Ronald Searle

Legal notes

Given by the artist's family, 2014

Measurements and weight

Height: 280 mm
Width: 400 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2014) by Family of Ronald Searle

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and black ink, watercolour and bodycolour on white paper attached to board

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: RS
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Punch summer number
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: The Postcard 1. "Ideal spot ... absolute solitude. Worthy of the brush of a Constable..."
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.43-2014
Primary reference Number: 199714
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 20 February 2015 Updated: Friday 20 February 2015 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 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) "The Postcard, I" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/199714 Accessed: 2024-11-26 21:56:44

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