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The Crucifixion: PD.33-2002

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Titles

The Crucifixion

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Piper, John

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: The artist; his wife, Myfanwy Piper, by descent to Suzannah Brooks

Legal notes

Accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Measurements and weight

Height: 580 mm
Width: 390 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2002) by H.M. Government

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1977

Note

An alternative design of c. 1977, for Piper's cermaic decoration in the chapel in Robinson College, Cambridge. The preferred design was for a Deposition [see PD.32-2002].

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black ink
Watercolour
Bodycolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Bodycolour, watercolour and black ink over graphite on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.33-2002
Primary reference Number: 80857

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

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