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Désirée

Print
1966 (made)
Artist/Maker

'Désirée', soft-ground etching on zinc, printed in two colours in one operation.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleDésirée (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Soft-ground etching printed on zinc
Brief description
Print, 'Désirée'; soft-ground etching on zinc by Stanley William Hayter, 1966.
Physical description
'Désirée', soft-ground etching on zinc, printed in two colours in one operation.
Dimensions
  • Height: 39.4cm
  • Width: 64.5cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967. London: HMSO, 1968.
Copy number
2 of 5
Marks and inscriptions
'S W Hayter 66' '2/5' (Signed and dated in pencil, and inscribed with title and numbered)
Credit line
Purchased under the terms of the A. M. Shrimpton and William Giles Bequest
Object history
An impression of this plate, lent by the artist, was No.143, in the Retrospective Exhibition of his graphic work held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 17 Februrary to 2 April 1967.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968.
Collection
Accession number
E.100-1967

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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