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The Grotto of Posilippo
Draughtsman: Wilson, Richard
History note: Earl of Dartmouth, sold Christie's, 29 January 1954, lot 25
From the Fairhaven Fund.
Height: 284 mm
Width: 423 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: Bought (1954) by Christie's
Support composed of paper ( blue grey; laid down)
Drawing : Black and white chalks on blue grey paper, laid down on card
Accession number: PD.1-1954
Primary reference Number: 14444
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022) "The Grotto of Posilippo" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/14444 Accessed: 2022-12-07 03:44:15
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Accession Number: PD.30-1979
Accession Number: PD.1-1981
Accession Number: 3032
Accession Number: 433
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