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The ermine as a symbol of purity: PD.120-1961

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

The ermine as a symbol of purity

Maker(s)

Leonardo da Vinci

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Notes

History note: George Hibbert; the Hon. A. Holland-Hibbert, his sale, Sotheby's, 29 June 1926, lot 16, repr.; bought by Agnew for Charles B.O. Clarke, by whom bequeathed in 1935 to Grace Clarke; Louis C.G. Clarke, LL.D., by 1952

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1960.

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 91 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

1490s
Production date: circa AD 1494 : The drawing may be dated from the manuscript c. 1494.

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Black chalk
Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink over slight traces of black chalk, on paper

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.120-1961
Primary reference Number: 7503

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

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

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