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Study for decorations in the dome of St. Pauls, 1862: 2218(1)

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Study for decorations in the dome of St. Pauls, 1862
Same subject as nos. 88-91 in sketchbook (no. 2187)

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Stevens, Alfred George

Entities

Categories

Description

Subject on verso is on a sheet stuck to the back of the present.

Notes

History note: Ricketts and Shannon Collection

Legal notes

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

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1862

Note

Recumbent figure under and arch below a dome with figures in pendentives (for recumbent figures cf. 2220(2). Study for the sculptured figure of St. John - see pl. 33 of K. Romney - Toundraw's biography of Stevens.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Ink
Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Appended Sheet Height 224 mm Width 233 mm
Sheet Size Height 236 mm Width 353 mm

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink : Recto: graphite on paper verso: graphite, pen and watercolour on sheet, laid down on paper, attached to card mount with drawn ink margins

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2218(1)
Primary reference Number: 19555
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 19 December 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 19 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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