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Adulation: 4024

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Adulation

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Sanguinetti, Giovanni

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Measurements and weight

Height: 309 mm
Width: 189 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Note

Squared and blackened for transfer, the drawing is probably preparatory to a print.

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite and grey wash, squared for transfer, on paper, the back blackened for transfer

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Adulazione
  • Location: Below
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Scudi-6 profe Giov. Sanguinetti invento e fece
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 4024
Primary reference Number: 7846

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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