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Reclining Nymph: P.7-2025

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Reclining Nymph

Maker(s)

Minter, Muriel

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Adam Partridge Auctioneers & Valuers, 27th-28th June 2019 (lot np. 858), bought Spender Fine Art, from whom purchased

Legal notes

Bought with the Gow Fund, 2025

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2025) by Spender Fine Art The Gow Fund

Dating

20th Century
Production date: AD 1929

Components of the work

Plate Height 141 mm Width 199 mm
Sheet Height 209 mm Width 272 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching : Etching on thin laid paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: M.H. Minter 1929
  • Location: Recto
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: ‘A’ indicative of acceptance by the Royal Academy’s Selection Committee, and the second ‘X’ suggesting later exclusion by the Hanging Committee.
  • Location: Verso of former frame
  • Method of creation: Chalk
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.7-2025
Primary reference Number: 318924
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 15 January 2026 Updated: Friday 16 January 2026 Last processed: Friday 16 January 2026

Associated departments & institutions

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

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