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Silhouette of a beggar with a walking stick: PD.307-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Silhouette of a beggar with a walking stick

Maker(s)

Silhouettist: Gahagan, Lucius

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Paper
Grey wash

Components of the work

Support composed of card

Techniques used in production

Silhouette : Black paper and some grey wash on card

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A Beggar at / Bath / Cut by / L Galagan
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.307-R
Primary reference Number: 29005
Temporary Perceval number: PB307
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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Silhouette of a beggar with a walking stick" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29005 Accessed: 2024-12-18 12:52:28

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29005 |title=Silhouette of a beggar with a walking stick |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-18 12:52:28|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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