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The Plough: P.15-1981

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Plough

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Austin, Robert Sargent

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1981-06) by Sproule, Sarah, Miss

Dating

Production date: AD 1922

Note

First state

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 136 mm Width 175 mm
Sheet Height 229 mm Width 280 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Austin
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: The Plough - 1st State
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.15-1981
Primary reference Number: 425
Dodgson (Austin): 31

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Plough" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/425 Accessed: 2024-04-20 06:57:29

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/425 |title=The Plough |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-20 06:57:29|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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