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Design for 'Inferno': Tiresias striking the entwined snakes with the rod: 736*.f.55

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Design for 'Inferno': Tiresias striking the entwined snakes with the rod

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Flaxman, John

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1912) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

Dating

1792 - 1793

Note

Design for 'Inferno', Canto 20.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Leaf Height 194 mm Width 131 mm

Techniques used in production

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

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Inf 21
  • Location: Recto, upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 20
  • Location: Verso, upper left
  • Method of creation: Ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 736*.f.55
Primary reference Number: 39092
Stable URI

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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