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"A Chance Lost to Velasquez": PD.85-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

"A Chance Lost to Velasquez"
Caricature of King Alfonso XIII

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Dulac, Edmund

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Philip Guedella; Ronald Searle; Mssrs Abbott & Holder, London bt. Batchelor, November 1958

Legal notes

Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady

Dating

20th Century
Production date: AD 1920

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Chalk
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen and black ink with black chalk

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Edmund Dulac /20
  • Location: Sheet lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: A Chance Lost to Velasquez / Is there more of a modern King than I?
  • Location: Sheet lower
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.85-2015
Primary reference Number: 210207
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 8 December 2016 Updated: Thursday 4 November 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 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) ""A Chance Lost to Velasquez"" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/210207 Accessed: 2024-11-17 18:29:34

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