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'A Night Piece': PD.136-1961

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

'A Night Piece'

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Beardsley, Aubrey Vincent

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Notes

History note: Sale, Christie's, 20 December 1901, lot 71:- Aubrey Beardsley - in Leicester Square - black and white; sold C. McDonall, bt. Cook, 6 1/2 gns; Hon. Evan Morgan; A.L. Assheton, Sale, Sotheby's, 18 February 1930, lot 388; Louis C.G. Clarke

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1960, received 1961

Measurements and weight

Height: 320 mm
Width: 155 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Indian ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brush in black, Indian ink on paper

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.136-1961
Primary reference Number: 8691
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 16 June 2021 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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