Gnatho overhears the lamentations of Daphnis: P.1964-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Gnatho overhears the lamentations of Daphnis
Daphnis and Chloe

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ricketts, Charles de Sousy
Printer: Vale Press

Entities

Print

Categories

Print

Measurements and weight

Height: 107 mm
Width: 126 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1922-04) by Hind, A. M.

Dating

Production date: AD 1893

Note

Proof of an illustration to the Vale Press Daphnis & Chloe, edition illustrated by Ricketts & Shannon, 1893, p.69

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People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1964-R
Primary reference Number: 8898
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            University of Cambridge}}

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