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Laurence Binyon as Sharaku might have seen him: P.628-1937

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Laurence Binyon as Sharaku might have seen him

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dulac, Edmund

Entities

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Description

(Robert) Laurence Binyon (1869-1943) an English writer and critic who worked at the British Museum from 1893. He was later Keeper of Oriental Prints and Drawings at the BM.

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 239 mm
Width: 179 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1913 : Dating based on the date of Binyon's appointment as Keeper of Oriental Prints and Drawings in the British Museum

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Coloured ink
Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: The inscription is composed of mock Japanese characters

  • Text: Laurence Binyon
  • Location: Image upper right
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: The signature is composed of mock Japanese characters

  • Text: Edmund Dulac
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.628-1937
Primary reference Number: 81320
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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