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Head in Egyptian(?) headdress and a Greek helmet; barefoot old man with Scottish hat: PD.1-1965.e.1

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Head in Egyptian(?) headdress and a Greek helmet; barefoot old man with Scottish hat

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Hartmann, Carl

Entities

Categories

Description

Front endpaper pasted to coverboard.

Notes

History note: Sir Frederick Augustus Abel (1827-1902), a friend of Hartmann's during his London visit (according to the donor), Abel's niece, Mrs Pantin, C.F. Pantin

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1965) by Pantin, C. F. A.

Dating

Production date: AD 1847

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Green ink
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Leaf Height 127 mm Width 180 mm
Sketch Of Head
Sketch Of Old Man

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 16mv? - ? - auf(?)
  • Location: Front endpaper, upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: SMITH LATE SMITH WARNER & CO. 211 PICCADILLY / REMOVED TO 34 MARYLEBONE ST. REGENT CIRCUS P [ICCADILLY?]
  • Location: Front endpaper, upper left
  • Method of creation: Printed black ink

Inscription present: several lines of erased writing

  • Location: Front endpaper, upper right and lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: a Saite (?) 2.3 / Lehrschriften (?)
  • Location: Front endpaper, right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Schottischer Bettler / London 1847
  • Location: Front endpaper, lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.1-1965.e.1
Primary reference Number: 48260
Stable URI

Audit data

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