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Mr Crosby: 2315.27

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Titles

Mr Crosby

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Downman, John

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Description

Laid down on album sheet, surrounded by drawn ink line.

Notes

History note: The artist; Mrs Isabella Chloe Benjamin, the artist's only daughter, sold, 1825; the executors of the late Sir E.F. Coates, Bart, Sale, Sotheby's, 15 February 1922; L.D. Cunliffe

Legal notes

Bequeathed August 1937.

Measurements and weight

Height: 232 mm
Width: 132 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938-02-15) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

Production date: AD 1785

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black chalk
Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Black and red chalk, with stump on paper, laid down (chalk or watercolour applied verso)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Jo D
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 27.
  • Location: Album sheet, recto, upper right
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: First Sitting. Mr Crossby. 1785. / for a 1/2 length
  • Location: Album sheet, recto, lower right
  • Method of creation: Black ink

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2315.27
Primary reference Number: 15327

Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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