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Portrait of Giovanni Giuseppe Caputi: 3595/17

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Portrait of Giovanni Giuseppe Caputi

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Flaxman, John

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 227 mm
Width: 180 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1873-11)

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black ink
Brown ink
Grey ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown, black and grey ink on paper, laid down

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Giovanni Gieuseppe (sic) Caputi, Romano / Sculptor of Gems / ag 29 / A.D.1815
  • Location: Below drawing
  • Method of creation: Grey ink
  • Text: 17
  • Location: Album sheet, upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: no 3595/17
  • Location: Album sheet, lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3595/17
Primary reference Number: 10635

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 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 (2024) "Portrait of Giovanni Giuseppe Caputi" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/10635 Accessed: 2024-04-28 15:54:11

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/10635 |title=Portrait of Giovanni Giuseppe Caputi |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-28 15:54:11|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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