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The Princess & the Swans: P.1037-1974

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Princess & the Swans
The Bird Talisman

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: AD 1939

Note

First block

Frontispiece & dustjacket to The Bird Talisman, 1939.

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 128 mm Width 114 mm
Sheet Height 163 mm Width 145 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 2
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1037-1974
Primary reference Number: 8194
Selborne/Newman: 493/1
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 18 July 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Princess & the Swans" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8194 Accessed: 2024-03-29 15:04:52

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