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Frontal view of a standing woman in a black hat and purple coat: 1555l

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Frontal view of a standing woman in a black hat and purple coat

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Cox, David, the elder

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Categories

Description

One of thirteen figure sketches

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1927-08

Measurements and weight

Height: 113 mm
Width: 72 mm

Relative size of this object

7.2 m11.3 m What does this represent?

Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1931) by Holliday, J. R.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1555l
Primary reference Number: 10022
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Wednesday 11 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Frontal view of a standing woman in a black hat and purple coat" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/10022 Accessed: 2023-06-02 00:26:19

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/10022 |title=Frontal view of a standing woman in a black hat and purple coat |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-06-02 00:26:19|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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