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Study for a monument: 3586

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Study for a monument

Maker(s)

Flaxman, John

Entities

Categories

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: HOMER
  • Location: Image, centre right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: MEN[?illegible]
  • Location: Image, centre left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 21[circled] F[?indistinct] / Col. Close / Mr. Cockburn
  • Location: Sheet, lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: [illegible] 4[?] feet high / monument [illegible] / [illegible] high / Mr. Webb[?]
  • Location: Sheet, lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: B[illegible] / and M[illegible]
  • Location: Sheet, lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3586
Primary reference Number: 133463
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 19 January 2026 Last processed: Monday 19 January 2026

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2026) "Study for a monument" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/133463 Accessed: 2026-01-20 17:56:12

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/133463 |title=Study for a monument |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2026-01-20 17:56:12|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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