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Orpheus and Eurydice: 2027.16

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Orpheus and Eurydice
Studies of legs

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Cole, Ernest Alfred

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Ricketts and Shannon

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 304 mm
Width: 186 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black ink
Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Recto: pen and brown ink verso: black ink on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Ernest Cole
  • Location: Below foot of Orpheus
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2027.16
Primary reference Number: 14704
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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