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Notes and several small sketches: 832/12.C

Object information

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Titles

Notes and several small sketches

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Flaxman, John

Entities

Categories

Description

Sheet of paper found inside front cover of 832/12.

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite
Red pigment

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 195 mm Width 203 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite, pen and brown ink, and two patches of red pigment on paper, folded in half vertically
Handwriting

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: the sheet folded open and the outside designated 'recto'

  • Text: Mb-A- sketch for the Tomb of Julius / - 2d - Della Valle's exition of Vasari / No 18 / A Christ in glory surrounded / by 4 angels representing the / Evangelists from a Greek / sculpture. Bellori's Dyptichs / about the age of our King Edgar / resembling an Illumination / of that time - Str[?]- and in / Bassorelievo W front of Lincoln / Cathedral lines of [?] Conjura[?] / Last judgment[sic] south entrance / Lincoln Cathl- towards 1400 / 3 female figures _ seasons perhaps / Pediment Eg[?] Panlkelhemus[?} / Monument Alexander Pope if / something like Miss Nightingale's / look for long frieze of Niobe's family / and the Rape of Prosepine / Death of Meleager look for / Niobe's / child 15
  • Location: Recto, left-hand side
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: the sheet folded open and the outside designated 'recto'

  • Text: Infurnal[sic] punishment on the pedestal of a Pillar dividing the / W door. Peterborough Cathl / time of Henry 3 / Hamilton 127. vol. 1st / Garden of Hesperedes vase / + of olympic Games 130 vol. 1st. Hamilton's / last page / Mercur Juno Minerva Venus vase / early style / A genii 3 dancing females with bones / on altar / 2 centaus & Herules - early / Priams[sic] Family P. 25 & 26 / A.L. Millin Antique Vases - Y - 1st / Statues de Niobe / the long / Frieze of it a Florence 1779
  • Location: Recto, right-hand side
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Mr Flaxman / Buckingham Street
  • Location: Recto, centre
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: Milton published by DuRovery / 1802 / Henry 6th _ All Souls Oxford / N: 7-or 12 / Charity - / Look for this / Cupid with a Bow - N 11 / Rising - Falling - Leaping / Vase Black figure / Hamilton Vases / 2 Warriors vol 1st Pl. 52 / Black figures Hercules or Perceus / & Minotaur / Bull's Head / Black figure Hercules / and fists / Bk[?] figures Neopolia / No. 10
  • Location: Verso, left-hand side
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Minerva & Sphinx Ng (? 9) / Great seal of Edward the / confessor by Odo a German / the king's goldsmith / Doomsday Book / Chapter House Edward 2 or 3 / Mans Head [?] twisted round / Nessus & D[?] Acanthus Thrace / Minerva in the We[?] Pedement of Jupiter / Pentrallemus - Egina / in Book / Laocoon & 2 chilopes on an altar / Bachas[sic] & faun one of the statues over / the W_ P_ Egin[?] / Discabolus N IH / Pl. 4 Gateway of the / Bishop's palace / Peterborough / Minerva early / Greek N3 / N 16 Man with a / Bull | Theseus / or Hercules / strangling a monster with a Bull's Head | No. 6 Virgin / Keystone entrance / entrance to the / Choir York
  • Location: Verso, right-hand side
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 832/12.C
Primary reference Number: 41009
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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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