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Study of a foot: PD.211-1985

Awaiting location update

Titles

Study of a foot

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Richmond, George

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of taxes

Measurements and weight

Height: 372 mm
Width: 269 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985) by Keynes, Geoffrey

Dating

1824-05-08 - 1824-05-24

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Whitening
Graphite
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of prepared paper ( blue)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite and black chalk with white highlights on prepared blue paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: May 8th 1824
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date
  • Text: GRichd,
  • Location: Lower left, following the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: G. Richmond
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.211-1985
Primary reference Number: 13251

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

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

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Study of a foot" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/13251 Accessed: 2024-04-27 10:17:34

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/13251 |title=Study of a foot |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-27 10:17:34|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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