Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm

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Artist/Maker	Petersburg Press (publishers) Hockney, David (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

Steel faced copper plate for a series of etchings published by the Petersburg Press, London. The plate has been cancelled by having a hole bored through a central part of the plate.

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Categories	Printmaking Techniques Prints
Object type	Printing plate
Title	Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm (series title)
Materials and techniques	Steel faced copper plate Copper Steel Etching
Brief description	Steel faced copper plate from a series of 39 by David Hockney, depicting various fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm. Great Britain, 1969-70.
Physical description	Steel faced copper plate for a series of etchings published by the Petersburg Press, London. The plate has been cancelled by having a hole bored through a central part of the plate.
Dimensions	Height: 27.7cm Width: 18cm Dimensions taken from the 1973 Prints and Drawings Register
Credit line	Given by David Hockney and the Petersburg Press Ltd.
Subject depicted	Folk Tales
Association	Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.855-1973

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O561102/fairy-tales-from-the-brothers-printing-plate-hockney-david/

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