Scene from the 'Merchant of Venice': 2197

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Scene from the 'Merchant of Venice'

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Stevens, Alfred George

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Notes

History note: Ricketts and Shannon Collection

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 138 mm
Width: 210 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

School or Style

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and graphite on paper

Related exhibitions

Stevens

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2197
Primary reference Number: 19448
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 26 April 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Scene from the 'Merchant of Venice'" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/19448 Accessed: 2023-06-03 03:41:43

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            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-06-03 03:41:43|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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