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Mr Shaw's Sortie: 1210

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Mr Shaw's Sortie

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Beerbohm, Max

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 369 mm
Width: 301 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1927-08) by Holliday, J. R.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite
Wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite and wash on paper, laid down

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Mr Shaw's Sortie. / "But this shall be written of our time: that when the spirit who Denies / besieged the last citadel, blaspheming life itself, there were some - there was one / especially - whose voice was heard, and whose spear was not broken" / Concluding words of Mr Chesterton's biography of Mr Shaw
  • Location: Lower edge
  • Method of creation: Ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1210
Primary reference Number: 8791
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Mr Shaw's Sortie" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8791 Accessed: 2024-12-23 01:35:49

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