Frontal view of head, thorax, pelvis, left arm and upper right leg of human skeleton: 832/12.f.3

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Titles

Frontal view of head, thorax, pelvis, left arm and upper right leg of human skeleton

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Flaxman, John

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Leaf Height 327 mm Width 206 mm

Techniques used in production

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

Inscription or legends present

Text: in the Lateral motion of the Head, the Lower jaw will touch / the clavicula the motion of the Neck being in a curve line so that the transverse processes of the vertebrae rest on each other / in the Lateral motion of the body the Lower Ribs will reach the / spine of the Ilium the Backbone moving downwards in / a curve
Location: Recto, below drawing
Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 832/12.f.3
Primary reference Number: 41080
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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

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