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King Philip and the Lacedaemonians: PD.11-1988

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

King Philip and the Lacedaemonians

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Fontana, Prospero

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Notes

History note: Sotheby's, 13 July 1972, part of lot 23 (an album); with Yvonne Tan Bunzl, from whom bought by David Scrase

Measurements and weight

Height: 113 mm
Width: 82 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1988) by Scrase, David E.

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Brown wash
Whitening

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white, framed on all sides, twice, in pen and brown ink, on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: NUM ETIAM MORI
  • Location: On cartouches
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: VI CONATUS PROHIBERO VESTROS
  • Location: On cartouches
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.11-1988
Primary reference Number: 7357

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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