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A Cock: P.136-1941

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

A Cock
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Headpiece

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gooden, Stephen Frederick

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1941-10) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

Production date: AD 1940

Note

Headpiece (p. 13) illustrating the opening line of the poem, "Awake", etc. From the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, E. FitzGerald, London, Harrap, 1940

Only state

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 58 mm Width 81 mm
Sheet Height 90 mm Width 113 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Stephen Gooden A.R.A. 1940
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.136-1941
Primary reference Number: 2358
Dodgson (Gooden): 123
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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