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Old woman and a boy at a spinning wheel: P.1099-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Old woman and a boy at a spinning wheel

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Herkomer, Hubert von

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1915-12) by Middleton-Wake, Charles H.

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 329 mm Width 252 mm
Sheet Height 450 mm Width 358 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Hubert Herkomer
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: HH [?]
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Monogram

Inscription present: letters "AA" inscribed in an oval

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Embossed
  • Type: Stamp

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1099-R
Primary reference Number: 2691

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

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) "Old woman and a boy at a spinning wheel" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/2691 Accessed: 2024-04-19 11:06:39

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/2691 |title=Old woman and a boy at a spinning wheel |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-19 11:06:39|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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