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Circe transforming the companions of Ulysses into animals
Draughtsman: Brizio, Francesco
History note: Unidentified collector (Lugt 474); Thomas Banks, R.A. (Lugt 2423); Mrs Lavinia Forster; Ambrose Poynter; Sir Edward J. Poynter, Bt., K.C.V.O., P.R.A., his sale, Sotheby's, 24 April 1918, lot 29; bought by Thomas Agnew's for Charles B.O. Clarke, by whom bequeathed to Louis C.G. Clarke, LL.D, in 1935
Height: 149 mm
Width: 210 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1956) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
Formerly attributed to Domenico Ambrogi (c.1600-p.1678)
Brown ink
Brown wash
Black chalk
Red chalk
Support composed of paper ( repaired top right and below top left (made up in black ink), below centre (made up in black ink), lower left corner; two vertical and one horizontal creases)
Drawing : Pen and brown ink, brown wash, slight touches of red and black chalk on paper
Accession number: PD.19-1956
Primary reference Number: 7179
Lugt: 474
Lugt: 2423
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: P.4-2001
Accession Number: C.16-1953
Accession Number: C.11-1953
Accession Number: GR.10.1972
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