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"Could not draw a lady": 1258(6)

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

"Could not draw a lady"

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Caldecott, Randolph

Entities

Categories

Description

This is the head of a letter, bearing the date 16 Aug. 1874, and the artist's address in Grt. Russell Street - the letter is addressed to "My dear Clough", who was a close friend of Caldecott

Measurements and weight

Height: 72 mm
Width: 114 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1874-08-16

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink : Pen and ink on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 21
  • Location: Mount, top right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: hard Work
  • Location: Mount, left of sketch
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: (writing)
  • Location: Verso

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1258(6)
Primary reference Number: 9216
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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) ""Could not draw a lady"" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/9216 Accessed: 2024-03-28 13:00:51

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