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A Male Sphinx: 2038A

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Male Sphinx
Kneeling figure

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Carracci, Annibale

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Notes

History note: Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 221 mm
Width: 182 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Recto: red chalk verso: grey wash with the point of the brush, a scribbled line in red ink, on paper

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2038A
Primary reference Number: 7229

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 11 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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