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Piers Ploughman: P.2004-R

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Titles

Piers Ploughman

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Sleigh, Bernard

Entities

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Legal notes

Given by the daughters of W.C. Alexander, November 1925

Measurements and weight

Height: 203 mm
Width: 379 mm

Relative size of this object

37.9 m20.3 m What does this represent?

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1925-11) by Alexander, the Misses

Dating

Production date: AD 1904

Note

Impression from "The Artist Engraver", October 1904.

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Chiaroscuro wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: BERNARD SLEIGH 1904 / DES & ENG
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2004-R
Primary reference Number: 9204

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 10 June 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Piers Ploughman" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/9204 Accessed: 2023-02-04 11:49:11

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