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Seen from Above: P.277-1949

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Seen from Above

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Pissarro, Orovida Camille

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1949-10) by Dodgson, Campbell

Dating

Production date: AD 1922

Note

Second state

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 235 mm Width 133 mm
Sheet Height 363 mm Width 235 mm

Techniques used in production

Aquatint
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Trial proof No 6
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Edition
  • Text: Seen from Above
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Orovida / 1922
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: To Mr. Campbell Dodgson
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Dedication

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.277-1949
Primary reference Number: 6571
Nicholson: 53 II

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) "Seen from Above" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/6571 Accessed: 2024-04-26 17:29:00

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/6571 |title=Seen from Above |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-26 17:29:00|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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