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Inscription: 832/13.f.16

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Titles

Inscription

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Flaxman, John

Entities

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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

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Leaf Height 323 mm Width 203 mm

Techniques used in production

Handwriting : Graphite on laid paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Swelling of the Muscles / Paroneus / &c from to (Biceps Degrees
  • Location: Recto, to left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Hercules / Infant Hercules / Jupiter --- Neptune - Pluto / Apollo --- Bacchus - Mercury Mars / Pembroke Cupid, or young Apollo / Shelburne Cupid & Psyche / Meleager / Paris / Mirmillo moriens / Boy & arm | Bacchus[erased] / Satyres - Silenius / Egyptian Man / Venus d' Medices / Egyptian Woman
  • Location: Recto, to right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 832/13.f.16
Primary reference Number: 39814

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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