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Study for Sir Launcelot's Vision of the Sanc Grael: 2150

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Titles

Study for Sir Launcelot's Vision of the Sanc Grael

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel

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Notes

History note: Mrs. Thomas Ayres of Kew; Sir Sydney Cockerell (bought before 1909 when Cockerell reproduced it as a Christmas Card); sold to Ricketts, 1919; Ricketts and Shannon Collection

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 227 mm
Width: 136 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Note

One of the studies for the fresco in the old debating hall of the Oxford Union Society.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink : Pen and ink with graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: monogram

  • Text: DGR
  • Location: Bottom left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: The Angel of the Grael / Study for Oxford fresco / The property of C. Shannon, C. Ricketts
  • Location: Backing
  • Method of creation: MS label
  • Text: RA Exhibition of British Art, 1934, no. 1239, lent by C.H. Shannon, R.A. at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Newcastle, 1971.
  • Location: Backing
  • Method of creation: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 2150
Primary reference Number: 13380
Surtees: 93G

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

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