Eagle on a perch: PD.26-1968

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Eagle on a perch

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Gaudier-Brzeska, Henri

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Measurements and weight

Height: 386 mm
Width: 252 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1968) by Adkin, M.B.C.

Dating

1912-06 - 1912-12

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Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and blue-black writing ink on paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: HGB (or "10GB") (Mr Ede identifies this as the hand of Miss Brzeska)
Location: Lower right

Text: (printed by the Beaux Arts Gallery, carries the name of the artist and the title:) Eagle on perch
Location: On the back of the mount
Method of creation: Printed

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.26-1968
Primary reference Number: 6395
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 24 May 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Eagle on a perch" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/6395 Accessed: 2023-01-29 06:58:45

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            University of Cambridge}}

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