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Charicature of a man's head: PD.560-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Charicature of a man's head

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 151 mm
Width: 109 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink : Graphite, pen and ink on laid paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 6
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: But I once saw a ghost - / I'll tell you all about it - / Once as I was going -
  • Location: Below
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.560-R
Primary reference Number: 29756
Temporary Perceval number: PB560
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) "Charicature of a man's head" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29756 Accessed: 2024-11-28 14:19:37

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29756 |title=Charicature of a man's head |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-28 14:19:37|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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