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Study for 'Jupiter': PD.13-1986

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Titles

Study for 'Jupiter'

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Hurry, Leslie

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: John Hurry Armstrong, the artist's executor

Legal notes

From the Biffen Fund.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1986) by Hurry Armstrong, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1949

Note

A costume design for 'Cymbeline', Stratford-on-Avon, 1949.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Ink
Pastels (crayons)

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Paper Height 552 mm Width 382 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Pen and ink, watercolour and pastel, on paper
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Jupiter / To be ablaze of gold / most important
  • Location: Top left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: Cymbeline
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: Leslie Hurry
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1949
  • Location: Lower right, below signature
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.13-1986
Primary reference Number: 11571

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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