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"(She, innocently) - Why" etc. (The "Tatler" 1909): 1211A

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Titles

"(She, innocently) - Why" etc. (The "Tatler" 1909)

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Belcher, George Frederick Arthur

Entities

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Notes

History note: Leicester Galleries: Messrs. Ernest Brown and Phillips ; from whom bought fro £8.8.0 by J.R. Holliday, May 1909

Measurements and weight

Height: 420 mm
Width: 326 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

See card entry: implies there is a '1211B' - the verso.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Whitening
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of cream card

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Black chalk with white highlights on cream card

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Geo Belcher
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: "She, innocently):- Why thats (sic) no more like nature than I am". (in the artist's hand?)
  • Location: Mount
  • Text: THE TATLER
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamp
  • Text: 369
  • Location: Verso

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1211A
Primary reference Number: 8808

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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