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Volume of graphite portraits
Draughtsman: Flaxman, John
Sketchbook with marbled end boards and brown leather spine. Contains 31 leaves. The following pages have been removed: f.7, f.8, f.9, f.10, f.11, f.30, f.31, f.32, f.34, f.36, f.41 and f.44. The following pages have been removed and mounted separately: f.37, f.39 and f.45.
History note: John Flaxman, R.A. (d. 1826); Flaxman sale (remainder of his collection), Christie's, 11 April 1862, lot 450, bt. Mr Kibble; sold at Hodgson's, 25 January 1905, lot 372, bt. Quaritch; acquired from them by C.F. Murray, 1910
Method of acquisition: Given (1916) by Murray, Charles Fairfax
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1801
: Various pages watermarked: WHATMAN 1801.
Leaf
Height 178 mm
Width 210 mm
Cover Board
Height 184 mm
Width 218 mm
Accession number: 828
Primary reference Number: 10572
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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