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Difference in the proportions of women and men; Hercules: 832/7.f.38

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Titles

Difference in the proportions of women and men; Hercules

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Flaxman, John

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1916-12) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink

Components of the work

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

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen and brown ink on laid paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 38
  • Location: Upper right corner
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: table cannot be accurately represented in this form; the following in brown ink: [i] preceding word crossed through; [ii] preceeding word crossed through

  • Text: Difference in the proportions / of / Women & Men / In[i] The 8 heads allowed to the heigth[sic] of the female human / figure, is contained in a compass of one face / less in[ii] than in the male. / Comparison of Breaths[sic] Man Woman / Profile from the Os Pubis to the / extremity of the buttock | Head Parts / 1 Woman / Head Parts men / 1 -- 5 --- 5 / front Shoulders ------------------ 2 -- 1 --------3 --- 8 / Loins--------- 1 - 1 1-------------- 9
  • Location: Recto, upper half of leaf
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: Hercules / It is to be observed that in the Proportions of the / Hercules Farnese & the Torso Belvidere, the lengths are / nearly the same as in the Apollo Belvidere, the Mercury / of Vatican & c but the breadths, particularly in the / body are about one fifth greater.
  • Location: Recto, lower half of leaf
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 832/7.f.38
Primary reference Number: 38727
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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