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Allegorical subject: 2593

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Allegorical subject

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Gatti, Oliviero (Attributed to)

Entities

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Notes

History note: Brangwyn, Frank

Measurements and weight

Height: 144 mm
Width: 160 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Brangwyn, Frank

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Brown wash
Pink 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 on pink washed paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: di olivier gati
  • Location: Below centre
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: Oliviero Gatti (in a coarser hand)
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: A2
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: (seven lines of text visible through the drawing but illegible)
  • Location: Verso

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2593
Primary reference Number: 7391
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 16 July 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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