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Figure study: 2211(3)

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Figure study

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Stevens, Alfred George

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Ricketts and Shannon Collection

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 153 mm
Width: 134 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

?Study for decoration at Kensington Palace Gardens 1855, for Don Christabel de Murietta, Stannus 131.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite on paper, squared in graphite and attached to a card mount with borders drawn in ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Wall decoration / from Spenser's Faery Queen
  • Location: Mount, to right of drawing
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2211(3)
Primary reference Number: 19515

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 19 September 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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