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Study for 'The First Ear-ring'
Draughtsman: Wilkie, David
History note: Christie's, anon. Sale, 28 April 1924; bt. Ricketts, with another, for 13 Guineas
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
Height: 550 mm
Width: 367 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood
Production date: AD 1834-06-28
Watercolour
Graphite
Black chalk
Support composed of paper ( brown)
Watercolour : Graphite, black chalk and watercolour, on brown paper
Accession number: 2277
Primary reference Number: 14413
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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