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The Soldiers casting lots for Christ's Garments
Draughtsman: Blake, William
History note: Painted for Thomas Butts (d. 1846); Thomas Butts, Jnr. (d. 1862); his sale, Foster's, 29 June 1853 (92), bt. by R. Monckton Milnes (later Lord Houghton (d. 1885)) (for 14s); his son, later Marquess of Crewe (d. 1945); bt. by W. Graham Robertson from him in 1904; offered for sale at Christie's 22 July 1949 (33); bt. in by the executors (for £945)
Through the National Art Collections Fund.
Height: 420 mm
Width: 314 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: Given (1949) by Robertson, Walford Graham
Production date: AD 1800
Grey wash
Watercolour
Indian ink
Support composed of paper
Watercolour : Pen, Indian ink, grey wash and watercolour on paper
Inscription present: in artist's hand
Accession number: PD.30-1949
Primary reference Number: 17466
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: C.2823.24-1928
Accession Number: MAR.M.266-1912
Accession Number: M.1-1972
Accession Number: PD.105-1990
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