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The Archangel Michael Foretelling the Crucifixion
Draughtsman: Blake, William
History note: Painted for John Linnell (d. 1882); the Linnell Trustees; Linnell sale, Christie's, 15 March 1918 (154), bt. by Messrs Carfax for T.H. Riches (380 gns.); Mrs T.H. Riches (d. 1950)
Bequeathed 1935.
Height: 502 mm
Width: 385 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: Bequeathed (1950) by Riches, Thomas Henry
Production date: not before AD 1822 : Begun in 1822
Grey wash
Watercolour
Indian ink
Support composed of paper
Watercolour : Pen, Indian ink, grey wash and watercolour on paper
Accession number: PD.49-1950
Primary reference Number: 17530
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "The Archangel Michael Foretelling the Crucifixion" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/17530 Accessed: 2023-02-04 07:23:01
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Accession Number: PD.79-2014
Accession Number: MS 381
Accession Number: CM.213-1935
Accession Number: 558
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