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A grotesque peasant woman dancing, accompanied by a grotesque peasant playing a stringed instrument
Draughtsman: Dolci, Carlo
Height: 93 mm
Width: 148 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given (1917-12) by Murray, Charles Fairfax
Probably by Carlo Dolci; copied from Callot's print, 'Les Danseurs au luth,' (Lieure 247)
Brown ink
Brown wash
Yellow wash
Pink wash
Black chalk
Support composed of laid paper
Drawing (image-making) : Pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk, yellow, brown and pink wash on laid paper
Accession number: 904*3 f.49
Primary reference Number: 9759
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "A grotesque peasant woman dancing, accompanied by a grotesque peasant playing a stringed instrument" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/9759 Accessed: 2023-05-30 22:36:18
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Accession Number: C.9-1915
Accession Number: C.8-1915
Accession Number: C.20-1993
Accession Number: M.1-1919
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