Study for the head of Zeus in 'Zeus and Thetis': PD.76-1961

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Study for the head of Zeus in 'Zeus and Thetis'

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1960, received 1961

Measurements and weight

Height: 137 mm
Width: 124 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

School or Style

Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of tracing paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite on tracing paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: (with the atelier mark (L.1477) in reverse)
Method of creation: Stamp

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.76-1961
Primary reference Number: 6469
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 24 May 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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