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Studies of, and designs for, frames: PD.6-2014

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Studies of, and designs for, frames

Maker(s)

Hunt, William Holman

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Notes

History note: The artist; Mrs Elisabeth Burt, by descent; sold, Sotheby's 'Victorian Watercolours and Drawings including the Burt Collection of Holman Hunt Drawings', 10 October 1985 (lot 67); Jacob Simon.

Legal notes

Given by Jacob Simon, 2014

Measurements and weight

Height: 355 mm
Width: 350 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2014) by Simon, Jacob M. H. Esq.

Dating

1860s
Production date: circa AD 1868

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite, pen and sepia and Indian ink and red chalk on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Glass/Flat
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: WHH/designs for frames
  • Location: Upper right
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.6-2014
Primary reference Number: 199671

Audit data

Created: Monday 4 August 2014 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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