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George Bernard Shaw

Drawing
1943 (drawn), 1946 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Original pencil and pen and ink drawings of George Bernard Shaw, in a set of four. Each signed and dated by the artist.

Object details

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Object type
TitleGeorge Bernard Shaw (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink and wash drawing
Brief description
Original pencil and pen and ink drawings of George Bernard Shaw in a set of four, to be used as plated plates in Portrait of G.B.S. Great Britain, 1943.
Physical description
Original pencil and pen and ink drawings of George Bernard Shaw, in a set of four. Each signed and dated by the artist.
Dimensions
    Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
    Marks and inscriptions
    Signed and dated 'Feliks Topolski 43'.
    Credit line
    Given by the Artist
    Production
    The drawings were produced to be plates XI, XVII, XX and XXVII in Portrait of G.B.S, published by Messrs. Eyre & Spottiswoode, Ltd., London, 1946.
    Subject depicted
    Associated objects
    Bibliographic reference
    Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
    Collection
    Accession number
    E.65-1946

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    Record createdJune 30, 2009
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