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Study of a lamb: 3365a

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Study of a lamb

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Ward, James, R.A.

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 95 mm
Width: 164 mm

Relative size of this object

16.4 m9.5 m What does this represent?

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.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1885)

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite and watecolour on paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: monogram

  • Text: JWD. RA
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3365a
Primary reference Number: 14160
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019 Last processed: Wednesday 27 October 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Study of a lamb" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/14160 Accessed: 2023-06-09 23:49:39

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/14160 |title=Study of a lamb |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-06-09 23:49:39|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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