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Portrait of William Morris: P.28-1937

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of William Morris

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Osborne, Malcolm
Painter: Watts, George Frederick (After)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1937-01) by Cohen, Philip A.

Note

Proof

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 318 mm Width 227 mm
Sheet Height 420 mm Width 319 mm

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Malcolm Osborne.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: From the painting in the National Portrait Gallery, by G.F. Watts, R.A.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: William Morris
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.28-1937
Primary reference Number: 6382

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) "Portrait of William Morris" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/6382 Accessed: 2024-04-24 02:09:34

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/6382 |title=Portrait of William Morris |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-24 02:09:34|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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