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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.90.58
People
Walter Sickert, British (Munich, Germany 1860 - 1942 Bathampton, Somerset, England)
Title
A Weak Defence
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1911
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/54719

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 14.6 x 8.6 cm (5 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: plate, l.l., below borderline: lettered, at l.l., below borderline, in italics: "Sickert del et sc"
  • inscription: plate, center, below borderline: lettered in open capitals: "A WEAK DEFENCE", and below in italics: "Published by Carfax & Co. 24, Bury Street, St. James's.
  • inscription: u.r. corner of sheet, graphite: 20207
  • inscription: along bottom edge of sheet, graphite: BROM 147 2/2
  • label: from removed backing board: The Fine Art Society PLC / 148 New Bond Street London W1S 2JT / December 2002 20207 / Walter Richard Sickert RA / 1860-1942 / A Weak Defence, circa 1911 / Engraving, printed in black ink on laid paper, in the second (final) state / Reference: Bromberg 147 ii/II / Exhibited: The Fine Art Society, 2002, Sickert: Pages Torn from the Book of Life (26), New York

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[The Fine Art Society PLC London December 4 2002]; Patricia Cornwell; Harvard Art Museum

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
ii/ii
Standard Reference Number
Br. 147, ii/ii

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Patricia Cornwell
Copyright
© Estate of Walter Richard Sickert / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
2009
Object Number
2009.90.58
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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