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Absalom: P.47-1985

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Titles

Absalom

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gooden, Stephen Frederick

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

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

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1923

Note

Only state

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 114 mm Width 157 mm
Sheet Height 241 mm Width 251 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Stephen Gooden 1923
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Inscription present: Keynes' stamp

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

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.47-1985
Primary reference Number: 2297
Dodgson (Gooden): 1

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Absalom" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/2297 Accessed: 2024-04-23 16:21:04

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/2297 |title=Absalom |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-23 16:21:04|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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