Skip to main content

Portrait of the artist: in a black gown.: P.1228-R

An image of Print
View image details Mirador icon - view image Mirador deep zoom IIIF Manifest IIIF Manifest Slow looking

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of the artist: in a black gown.

Maker(s)

Printmaker: John, Augustus Edwin

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1915-07) by Bliss, Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss, Francis Kennard Bliss, James Howard

Dating

1900s
Production date: circa AD 1904

Note

Fourth state

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 162 mm Width 96 mm
Sheet Height 307 mm Width 248 mm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Augustus E. John
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 68 Plate No. Self portrait in black gown - Print No. 7
  • Location: Lower left and centre
  • Method of creation: Coloured crayon
  • Type: Title

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1228-R
Primary reference Number: 2976
Dodgson (John): 7 IV

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Portrait of the artist: in a black gown." Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/2976 Accessed: 2025-12-07 09:55:41

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/2976 |title=Portrait of the artist: in a black gown. |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-07 09:55:41|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-2976

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/588/465/large_P_1228_R_201012_amt49_mas.jpg"
        alt="Portrait of the artist: in a black gown."
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Portrait of the artist: in a black gown.</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo