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Scene in a synagogue: P.374-1943

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Scene in a synagogue
L'Ombre de la Croix - Synagogue at Hounfalou

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Brangwyn, Frank

Entities

Categories

Description

Misty looking etching with bearded elders and others facing viewer and above them bearded man reading from scroll.

Legal notes

Given by Sir Frank Brangwyn, R.A., November 1943

Measurements and weight

Height: 125 mm
Length: 140 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Brangwyn, Frank

Dating

20th Century
Production date: AD 1931

Note

From Jerome & Jean Tharaud, 'L'Ombre de la Croix', Paris, 1931; p. 7, book 1. Inscriptions in pencil "Frank Brangwyn to Luigi Sergelini with all good wishes for a happy christmas".

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Dry point
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.374-1943
Primary reference Number: 206220
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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