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Charicature of a man's head: PD.559-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Charicature of a man's head

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Verso has printed blue and red ink lines - part of a sheet from an account book?

Measurements and weight

Height: 170 mm
Width: 103 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink : Pen and ink on laid paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: I see - ay Meester - I heard / 2 of you men a quarrelling / most lustily - behind the hedge / I thought as how they were a / youn' to fight - but - no - a ! they / know'd better - & so theyve gone / to the Red Lion to settle it over / a quart of yele -
  • Location: Below
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.559-R
Primary reference Number: 29755
Temporary Perceval number: PB559
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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) "Charicature of a man's head" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29755 Accessed: 2024-10-04 14:23:09

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