The Jackdaws of Chartres (1900-23)

George Marples

etching

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Materials:

Ink, Paper

Physical Object Description:

Two jackdaws standing at right on a gargoyle of Chartres Cathedral, others flying nearby; the town seen below. Signed in graphite below image 'G Marples' & inscribed in pen & ink with the title & price '4.4.0'. Verso inscribed in graphite: 'For / The Contemporary Art Society / from / M. G. Walker'.

Technique:

Etching

Dimensions:

25 x 18.7 cm

Accession Number:

1926,0313.39

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1926

Scheme:

Prints and Drawings Fund (1919 - 1954)

Ownership history:

Gifted by R. A. Walker (1886-1960) to the Contemporary Art Society, 1923; presented to the Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London, 1926

Relationship:

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London R. A. Walker

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