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"Let not ambition mock this useful tool": P.115-1977

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"Let not ambition mock this useful tool"
Elegy written in a Country Churchyard

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Parker, Agnes Miller

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1977-07) by Mackley, George

Dating

Production date: AD 1938

Note

Ilustration to Gray's "Elegy written in a country churchyard"

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 134 mm Width 113 mm
Sheet Height 207 mm Width 175 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: "Let not ambition mock this useful tool"
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title
  • Text: A. Miller Parker / 1938
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.115-1977
Primary reference Number: 3446

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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