Description of figures 3 (continued) and 8 (see 832/7.f.5&6): 832/7.f.7

Materials used in production

Grey ink
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Leaf Height 230 mm Width 169 mm

Techniques used in production

Handwriting : Pen and grey ink and graphite on laid paper

Inscription or legends present

• Text: 7
• Location: Upper right
• Method of creation: Graphite

• Text: 4
• Location: Upper right corner
• Method of creation: Grey ink

Inscription present: all of the following, are grey ink:[i] preceding word crossed through; [ii] preceding word crossed through; [iii] preceding word crossed through

• Text: E when the knee is at E the heel will nearly / reach the buttock at / F / 4.5. bones[i] Joints of the elbow, which demonstrate / that it cannot bend beyond the th[ii] extent / given in the dotted line / 6.7 knee joint given for a similar demon- / -stration / Fig: 8 the Segment described by the arm / when moved in an horizontal direction 'till / it arrives at F / B when the lower arm moves at[iii] from the / elbow / 9:10 the different situation of the blade- / - bone on the ribs when the arm hangs by the side as. 10. & when the the[sic] arm is / raised as . A.B. Fig.3. / Note the Human figure cannot move beyond / the limits of the foreging examples
• Location: Recto
• Method of creation: Grey ink

Inscription present: the following in grey ink: [i] between these marks, the lines appear above the normal line and the following two words crossed through; [ii] preceding word crossed through

• Text: The distortions of Tumblers are not reckoned among / the natural actions of the human figure / Figure 11 A Tumbler whose body is bent / backwards untill his head is seen between his / legs; in this case the backward processes of the / spinal vertebra must [i]be very much altered from their natural / forms[i] / have a by long habits of / similar distortion be[ii] / Fig 12 A Tumbler who by laying his ancle[sic] / on his shoulder has turned the head of the / thigh bone out of its socket / Note these tricks I have seen, but the two figures / 11 & 12 are only drawn from memory
• Location: Verso
• Method of creation: Grey ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 832/7.f.7
Primary reference Number: 38525
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Associated departments & institutions

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