The Magician
Draughtsman: Rysbrack, John Michael
Height: 376 mm
Width: 228 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: Bequeathed (1963) by Ingram, Bruce Stirling, Sir
Red ink
Brown ink
Grey-brown wash
Whitening
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Pen, red and brown ink, grey-brown wash heightened with white on paper
Accession number: PD.165-1963
Primary reference Number: 13474
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "The Magician" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/13474 Accessed: 2023-01-26 22:49:27
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Accession Number: CM.3130-2003
Accession Number: 1079/2.5
Accession Number: 832/7.f.15
Accession Number: M.8-1990
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