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Ruding Deverell: 753a.1

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Titles

Ruding Deverell

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel

Entities

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Measurements and weight

Height: 132 mm
Width: 82 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1914-02) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

Dating

1850s
Production date: probably AD 1853 : Mrs Surtees notes that it is dated "not in the artist's hand", and dates it as above

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Brown wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen, brown ink and brown wash on an envelope

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 22 Dec.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Date
  • Text: D.G. Rossetti
  • Location: Lower left, following the above
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: W.H. Deverell(?), 30 Connaught Street
  • Location: Verso

Identification numbers

Accession number: 753a.1
Primary reference Number: 13351
Surtees: 313

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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