Venice the Lion of St Mark | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2009.90.67
People: Walter Sickert, British (Munich, Germany 1860 - 1942 Bathampton, Somerset, England)
Title: Venice the Lion of St Mark
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1915
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/18392

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching on modern laid paper

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

plate: 13 x 12 cm (5 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: l.l., below borderline: Sickert, del et sc.
watermark: sheet, u.l. edge, above platemark: FJH
inscription: plate: Lettered at l.l. below the borderline in italics "Sicket, del et sc.", in the center below in open capitals THE LION OF SAINT MARK., and below the title in italics "Published by Carfax & Co. 24, Bury Street, St James's".
inscription: sheet, l.l., graphite: "Lady Holford"

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Clive Farahar & Sophie Dupre, Cale Wiltshire July 7 2005]; Patricia Cornwell; Harvard Art Museum

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: iii/iii
Standard Reference Number: Br. 172

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Patricia Cornwell
Accession Year: 2009
Object Number: 2009.90.67
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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