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Entrance to the British Museum

Print
1914 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour woodcut print depicting a crowd of people outside the front of a building with columns, signed and dated.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleEntrance to the British Museum (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodcut print
Brief description
'Entrance to the British Museum', colour woodcut by Emile Antoine Verpilleux, London, 1914.
Physical description
Colour woodcut print depicting a crowd of people outside the front of a building with columns, signed and dated.
Dimensions
  • Height: 46.1cm
  • Width: 35.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'E. Verpilleux, 1914'

Note
Signed and dated in pencil, below the print, right.
Places depicted
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1923
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.1171-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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