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An Elegy on the Glory of her Sex - Mrs. May Blaize, 1885: 1252

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

An Elegy on the Glory of her Sex - Mrs. May Blaize, 1885

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Caldecott, Randolph

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 106 mm
Width: 169 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1885

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Whitening

Components of the work

Support composed of card

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen and brown ink, with touches of white, on card

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: R.C.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1885 (?artist's own hand)
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1252
Primary reference Number: 9202
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 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) "An Elegy on the Glory of her Sex - Mrs. May Blaize, 1885" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/9202 Accessed: 2024-03-28 14:13:27

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/9202 |title=An Elegy on the Glory of her Sex - Mrs. May Blaize, 1885 |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-28 14:13:27|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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