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Girl with Deer: P.121-1948

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Girl with Deer
Book-plate for Ananda K. Coomaraswamy

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gill, Eric

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bought from the S.G. Perceval Fund

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1948-06)

Dating

1920s
Production date: AD 1920

Note

Proof of a book-plate for Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, 1920 (D.144)

The block was subsequently used for illustration as Plate 42 of Engravings by Eric Gill, with a preface by the artist, printed by the Fanfare Press, London, published by Douglas Cleverdon, Bristol, 1929.

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 247 mm Width 158 mm
Image Height 61 mm Width 62 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: EX LIBRIS . ANANDA
  • Location: Image upper part
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Text: COOMARASWAMY
  • Location: Image lower part
  • Method of creation: Printed

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.121-1948
Primary reference Number: 2218
Physick: 173

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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