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Ceres
Painter: Delacroix, Eugène
History note: Delacroix sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 17-19 February 1864 (39), bt. Dagu; probably coll. G.P. Boyce; his sale, Christie's, 1-3 July 1897 (234), bt. C.H. Shannon; C. Ricketts, R.A. and C.H. Shannon, R.A.
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
Height: 19.7 cm
Width: 37.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood
1849 - 1853
This is a study for one of the ceiling panels in a series of decorations painted by Delacroix in the Salon de la Paix in the Hôtel de ville, Paris.
Support composed of canvas
Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas
Accession number: 2034
Primary reference Number: 2614
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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