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Gargantuan figure with parrot on right shoulder, seated on mound swallows up small figures which queue up before a ladder and jump down his throat. Figure on left plays the harp: 611a

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Gargantuan figure with parrot on right shoulder, seated on mound swallows up small figures which queue up before a ladder and jump down his throat. Figure on left plays the harp

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Doyle, Richard

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 220 mm
Width: 170 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1886)

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink : Pen and ink on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: 611a
Primary reference Number: 10346
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 18 December 2019 Last processed: Wednesday 11 October 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Gargantuan figure with parrot on right shoulder, seated on mound swallows up small figures which queue up before a ladder and jump down his throat. Figure on left plays the harp" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10346 Accessed: 2024-12-19 02:52:16

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10346 |title=Gargantuan figure with parrot on right shoulder, seated on mound swallows up small figures which queue up before a ladder and jump down his throat. Figure on left plays the harp |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-19 02:52:16|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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