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Judgement of Solomon: 3686.f.22

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Judgement of Solomon

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Haydon, Benjamin Robert

Entities

Categories

Description

Album sheet shows a sketch may have been removed from below extant sketch.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1905) by Parsons (Brompton Road)

Dating

Circa 1805 - 1826

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

White chalk
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)
Drawing Size Height 115 mm Width 181 mm
Page Size Height 314 mm Width 194 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Brown ink on laid paper, laid down on album sheet

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Judgement of Solomen over(underlined) - abandoned mother taking up / her dead child, real mother, (?) & weeping over her living one
  • Location: Album sheet, below drawing
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3686.f.22
Primary reference Number: 10954
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 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) "Judgement of Solomon" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/10954 Accessed: 2024-11-24 03:57:52

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