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Molesworth: PD.52-2014

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Titles

Molesworth

Maker(s)

Searle, Ronald William Fordham

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Ronald Searle

Legal notes

Given by the artist's family, 2014

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1999

Components of the work

Paper Height 425 mm Width 300 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and black ink, watercolour, coloured crayon and white heightening with spattered black ink (crachis on paper)

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Inscription

  • Text: Ronald Searle
  • Location: Black ink
  • Method of creation: Lower right
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: In black ink, lower left "Penguin Classics"/underlined "MOLESWORTH"/"Cover design"/"Penguin Books (Complete Molesworth) 1999"/"Pen, pencil & watercolour"/"42.5 x 30cm"
  • Location: Old mountboard (verso)

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.52-2014
Primary reference Number: 199742

Audit data

Created: Monday 18 August 2014 Updated: Tuesday 30 October 2018

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) "Molesworth" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/199742 Accessed: 2024-04-27 00:24:52

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/199742 |title=Molesworth |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-27 00:24:52|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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