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The Admirable Crichton: P.1060-R

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Titles

The Admirable Crichton
The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gooden, Stephen Frederick

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1932-06) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

Production date: AD 1930

Note

Illustration to the second volume of The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine, Translated by Sir Edward Marsh, London, Heinemann, 1931, p. 214

Second state

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 235 mm Width 180 mm
Plate Height 95 mm Width 75 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Stephen Gooden 1930
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1060-R
Primary reference Number: 2455
Dodgson (Gooden): 92 II/II

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) "The Admirable Crichton" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/2455 Accessed: 2024-04-20 05:23:49

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/2455 |title=The Admirable Crichton |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-20 05:23:49|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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