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Study of a head (of the virgin?)
Draughtsman: Matteis, Paolo de (Attributed to)
History note: J. Auldjo (1805-1886) (Lugt 48); his Sale, 1859; Ricketts and Shannon
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
Height: 192 mm
Width: 168 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood
Previously attributed to Jusepe de Ribera [1590-1652]
Support composed of paper ( laid down)
Drawing (image-making) : Red chalk on paper, laid down
Accession number: 2143
Primary reference Number: 6002
Lugt: 48
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022) "Study of a head (of the virgin?)" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/6002 Accessed: 2022-09-27 15:45:29
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Accession Number: 3011
Accession Number: 1977
Accession Number: 2080
Accession Number: PD.14-1949
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