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The Plait (Portrait of Petra, the Artist's Daughter) & Portrait of Young Girl

Eric Gill, 1900–1923

The Whitworth, Manchester

Two drawings on one sheet. One of a group of 23 drawings and 5 wood engravings presented to the Whitworth by Mr A E Anderson through the Art Fund in 1923. Mr Anderson went on to give over a hundred more works to the Whitworth through the Art Fund on three separate occasions in 1925, 1926 and 1928.

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Title of artwork, date

The Plait (Portrait of Petra, the Artist's Daughter) & Portrait of Young Girl, 1900–1923

Date supported

1923

Medium and material

Wood engraving

Dimensions

20 x 13 cm

Gifted by

A E Anderson

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