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The Annunciation: 1574

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Annunciation

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel

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Notes

History note: John Miller; Walter Dunlop (of Bingley) acquired in 1864; Dunlop Sale, Christie's, 12 March 1904 (lot 46) £120.15s; bt. J.R. Holliday

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1927-08

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1931) by Holliday, J. R.

Dating

Production date: AD 1861 : Date by Mrs. Surtees.

Note

A design for a pulpit in St. Martin's Church, Scarborough, carried out by the Morris firm and forming two panels, the Archangel in the upper one looking down at the Virgin below.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Bodycolour

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)
Frame Depth 40 mm Height 733 mm Width 344 mm
Paper Height 654 mm Width 267 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Bodycolour on paper, laid down on fine linen on a stretcher

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1574
Primary reference Number: 13373
Surtees: 131
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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