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The Swan and the Cook: P.55-1956

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Swan and the Cook
The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gooden, Stephen Frederick

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1956-05) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

Production date: AD 1929

Note

Fourth state

Illustration to the first volume of The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine, Translated by Sir Edward Marsh, London, Heinemann, 1931, p. 104

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 162 mm Width 88 mm
Sheet Height 389 mm Width 284 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: OK. SG
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.55-1956
Primary reference Number: 2413
Dodgson (Gooden): 71 IV/V
Stable URI

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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