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Compassion: 3694.f.16

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Titles

Compassion

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Sadier, Frederick

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

School or Style

English

Materials used in production

Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( laid down)
Drawn Area Height 193 mm Width 148 mm
Leaf Height 425 mm Width 266 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Red chalk on laid paper, laid down on mount sheet, surrounded by lines of ink and wash, laid down on album leaf

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 16
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Compassion
  • Location: Above drawing
  • Method of creation: Black ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3694.f.16
Primary reference Number: 42777

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Compassion" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/42777 Accessed: 2024-05-07 21:16:49

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