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Sweet Modesty and Detestable Impudence: 889(2)

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Titles

Sweet Modesty and Detestable Impudence

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Dance, George II (Ascribed to)

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 156 mm
Width: 228 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1917-06) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Brown ink
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite, pen and brown ink with grey washes on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Sweet Modesty
  • Location: Below left hand figure
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: Detestable Impudence
  • Location: Below right hand figure
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 889(2)
Primary reference Number: 10169

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sweet Modesty and Detestable Impudence" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/10169 Accessed: 2024-05-06 02:22:01

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/10169 |title=Sweet Modesty and Detestable Impudence |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-06 02:22:01|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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