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The Old Man: P.1917-R

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Titles

The Old Man

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Raverat, Gwendolen

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1933) by Raverat, Gwendolen

Dating

1931 - 1932

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 64 mm Width 90 mm
Sheet Height 80 mm Width 102 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 3
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number
  • Text: The Old Man
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title
  • Text: 1932
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date
  • Text: G Raverat
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1917-R
Primary reference Number: 8776
Selborne/Newman: 206

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Old Man" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8776 Accessed: 2024-04-23 07:23:25

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8776 |title=The Old Man |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-23 07:23:25|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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