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The Rider on The Pale Horse: P.244-1985

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Rider on The Pale Horse
The Revelation of St. John The Divine

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 1938

Note

Illustration to The Revelation of St. John The Divine, London, Harrap, 1938 -

Undescribed state between V and VI

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 212 mm Width 137 mm
Sheet Height 230 mm Width 159 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: THE RIDER / ON THE / PALE HORSE
  • Location: Image lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Stephen Gooden 1938
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: G.L.K. 19. XI. 39
  • Location: Verso lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: To G.L.K.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Dedication

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.244-1985
Primary reference Number: 2309
Dodgson (Gooden): 118 between V/VI and VI/VI
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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