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The Ghost of a Horse: P.986-1974

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Ghost of a Horse
The Runaway

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Raverat, Gwendolen

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1974-12) by Gurney, Sophie and Hambro, Elisabeth

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1936

Note

Illustration for The Runaway: A Victorian Story for the Young by Elizabeth Ann Hart, Macmillan, London, 1936.

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 127 mm Width 83 mm
Sheet Height 155 mm Width 99 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 3
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number
  • Text: The Ghost of a Horse / The Runaway
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title
  • Text: G Raverat
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Signature
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.986-1974
Primary reference Number: 8084
Selborne/Newman: 448
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

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 Ghost of a Horse" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8084 Accessed: 2024-11-05 14:57:08

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