St. Clare showing her shaven head to her family

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Lithograph titled 'St. Clare showing her shaven head to her family'. Signed in pencil 'Arthur Boyd', and numbered '22-25'. St. Clare is depicted bending her head and body towards three figures.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	St. Clare showing her shaven head to her family (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Lithography Lithography
Brief description	'St. Clare showing her shaven head to her family'. Print by Arthur Boyd (born 1920) from a set of 21 lithographs themed around St. Francis of Assisi, published in 1965. The edition was limited to 25 sets.
Physical description	Lithograph titled 'St. Clare showing her shaven head to her family'. Signed in pencil 'Arthur Boyd', and numbered '22-25'. St. Clare is depicted bending her head and body towards three figures.
Dimensions	Height: 50.8cm Width: 62.8cm Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968. London: HMSO, 1969.
Marks and inscriptions	'Arthur Boyd' (Each signed in pencil) '22-25' (Each numbered)
Subjects depicted	Figures (Representations) St. Clare
Associated objects	E.4940-1968 (Set) E.4922-1968 (Set) E.4923-1968 (Set) E.4925-1968 (Set) E.4927-1968 (Set) E.4942-1968 (Set) E.4937-1968 (Set) E.4936-1968 (Set) E.4931-1968 (Set) E.4928-1968 (Set) E.4930-1968 (Set) E.4932-1968 (Set) E.4933-1968 (Set) E.4939-1968 (Set) E.4929-1968 (Set) E.4934-1968 (Set) E.4935-1968 (Set) E.4924-1968 (Set) E.4926-1968 (Set) E.4938-1968 (Set) E.4941-1968 (Set)
Bibliographic reference	Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968. London: HMSO, 1969.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.4930-1968

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O688848/st-clare-showing-her-shaven-print-boyd-arthur/

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