Presumed self-portrait of the artist, holding a drawing board on which is a representation of Fame: PD.35-1954

View image details

IIIF Manifest Slow looking Use this image

Terms of use

These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.

Download this image

Creative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Presumed self-portrait of the artist, holding a drawing board on which is a representation of Fame

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Balestra, Antonio

Entities

Drawing

Notes

History note: Samuel Rogers (according to label on old frame); A.A. Woolmark, from whom purchased (20 gns)

Measurements and weight

Height: 240 mm
Width: 190 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1954) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black chalk and use of the stump, on paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: Balestra, born 1666-part of Mr Rogers Collection
Location: Frame
Method of creation: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.35-1954
Primary reference Number: 7058
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 16 July 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:


            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Presumed self-portrait of the artist, holding a drawing board on which is a representation of Fame" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/7058 Accessed: 2024-04-25 14:34:57

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:


            {{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/7058
            |title=Presumed self-portrait of the artist, holding a drawing board on which is a representation of Fame
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-25 14:34:57|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-7058

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/pdp/pdp2/PD_35_1954.jpg"
        alt="Presumed self-portrait of the artist, holding a drawing board on which is a representation of Fame"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Presumed self-portrait of the artist, holding a drawing board on which is a representation of Fame</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>