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Study of Arms: PD.7-2009

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Study of Arms

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Polidoro da Caravaggio (Polidoro Caldara) (Attributed to)

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Notes

History note: Jerome Lanier; Nicholas Lanier (Lugt 2886); Sir Joshua Reynolds (Lugt 2364); probably Uvedale Price (df Lugt 2048); anonymous 19thC collector; Norman Calville; by descent

Legal notes

Accepted by HM Governemnt in lieu of inheritance tax and alloated to the Fitzwilliam Museum in 2009

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2009) by HM Goverment in lieu of inheritance tax

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Red chalk on two pieces of paper

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.7-2009
Primary reference Number: 170711

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

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

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