Design for Pythian Odes of Pindar - Title-page: PD.226-1985

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Titles

Design for Pythian Odes of Pindar - Title-page

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Gooden, Stephen Frederick

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Legal notes

Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes

Measurements and weight

Height: 324 mm
Width: 225 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Sir Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1927

School or Style

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink : Pen and ink, brown ink, on paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: Reduce to 3"
Location: Lower centre
Method of creation: Pen and brown ink

Inscription present: Keynes' stamp

Text: CAVE CANES
Location: Verso lower left
Method of creation: Red ink
Type: Stamp

Text: for G.K.
Location: Lower left
Method of creation: Graphite
Type: Dedication

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.226-1985
Primary reference Number: 2249
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Design for Pythian Odes of Pindar - Title-page" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/2249 Accessed: 2023-05-30 13:46:05

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            University of Cambridge}}

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