Drawing: PD.23-1959

Titles

• The Martyrdom of St Margaret

J.S. Sargent, R.A., sold Christie's, 27 July 1925, lot 271, as 'Martyrdom of St Catherine'; bt. for 22 gns by A. Tooth for G.J.F. Knowles

Named entities

• Drawing

Acquisition and important dates

• Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
• Dates: 1959-05

Maker(s)

• Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista
Draughtsman

Measurements and weight

• Height: 246 mm
• Width: 211 mm

Materials used in production

• Brown ink
• Brown wash
• Black chalk

Components of the work

• Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

• Drawing : Pen and light-brown ink, light brown wash, over traces of black chalk, on paper

Inscription or legends present

• Text: .... (used to hang in the passage / to Sargent's studio) / Execution of St Theresa (?)
• Location: Old frame, verso
• Method of creation: Label

Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

References and bibliographic entries

• The Drawings of Domenico Tiepolo page(s): 62

Related exhibitions

• The Guy J.F. Knowles Collection
• 18th Century Venetian Drawings
• Venetian Drawings
• Da Pisanello a Tiepolo

Identification numbers

• Accession number: PD.23-1959
• Primary reference Number: 7920
• Stable URI

Audit data

• Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
• Updated: Tuesday 15 September 2020
• Last processed: Saturday 27 March 2021
• Data source: Adlib

Associated institutions

• The Fitzwilliam Museum