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Ars poesis philosophia: P.1577-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Ars poesis philosophia
Ex Libris William Bell Scott

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Image, Selwyn

Entities

Categories

Description

Bookplate

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Red ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 170 mm Width 108 mm
Sheet Height 211 mm Width 125 mm

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: in.p.m.Gulielmi.Bell.Scott.
  • Location: Image upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Text: ars poesis / philosophia
  • Location: Image lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: SI
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Initials

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1577-1991
Primary reference Number: 28680
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Audit data

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