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The Virgin of the Annunciation
Master of the S. Ursula Legend
(Painter)
These two pictures (see also 1518a) are on the inner and outer sides of the right wing of a triptych.
History note: Wynn Ellis, sold Chrisitie's, 27 May 1876 (48), bt. Sir Henry Thompson, Bart., father of the donor
Height: 32.7 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
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: Given
(1929)
by
Thompson, Henry Francis Herbert, Sir, Bart
The left wing of the triptych, 'Annunciate Angel', is part of the Johnson Collection, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Cat. 322b)
Support composed of panel (wood)
Grisaille : Grisaille oils on panel
Accession number: 1518b
Primary reference Number: 1654
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"The Virgin of the Annunciation"
Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/1654 Accessed: 2022-06-27 18:49:19
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Accession Number: M.26
Accession Number: 23.I.2-404
Accession Number: 23.K.2-7
Accession Number: M.56 & A-1904
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