Skip to main content

Four studies of hands, as if placed upon the strings of a musical instrument; central study, hand and arm with the stringed instrument: 1991A.f.19

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Four studies of hands, as if placed upon the strings of a musical instrument; central study, hand and arm with the stringed instrument

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Sold (lot 98) Sotheby's (?) (from Sir Philip Burne-Jones collection after his death 21 June 1926?); Ricketts and Shannon Collection

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Leaf Height 267 mm Width 175 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 77
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: E.B-J /-
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Initials

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1991A.f.19
Primary reference Number: 82374
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Four studies of hands, as if placed upon the strings of a musical instrument; central study, hand and arm with the stringed instrument" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/82374 Accessed: 2024-05-22 05:02:51

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/82374 |title=Four studies of hands, as if placed upon the strings of a musical instrument; central study, hand and arm with the stringed instrument |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-22 05:02:51|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-82374

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...