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Observations on the representation of folds in drapery (continued) and notes on edges of drapery: 832/7.f.51

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Observations on the representation of folds in drapery (continued) and notes on edges of drapery

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Flaxman, John

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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

Handwriting : Pen and brown ink on laid paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 51
  • Location: Recto, upper right corner
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: the following in brown ink: [i] preceding word crossed through; [ii] preceding number crossed through; [iii] all characters between marks crossed through; [iv] all characters between marks crossed through; [v] preceding word crossed through

  • Text: 10 Several folds hanging from a projection & collected[i] / 11[ii] supported by a band at the other extremities / Note, Thest folds are common in the Greek, female / Statues, they hang from the shoulder, between the arm / & the breast, immediately under which, they are / collected in the girdle. / 11 Folds drawn over a limb, occasioned [iii]the upper / by one / end of the fold being supported by the girdle, sh[iii] / by the weight of the cloth at its lower end drawing / the folds from the points on which they depend over / the limb in a spiral line / Edges of Drapery / are beautiful when of a zig-zag form / 12 Horizontal / 13 Perpendicular large & little varied / Less, [iv] little varied / more varied simple & frequently repeated [iv] frequent repetitions of the same fold / in form resembling the Vitruvian scroll / 15 Small, muc[v] various & frequently repeated / 16 Draperies flying, resembling the form of a Fan / 17
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 832/7.f.51
Primary reference Number: 38779

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 28 July 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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