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A flying figure descending on a crouching one: 2230

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A flying figure descending on a crouching one

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Stevens, Alfred George

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Ricketts and Shannon Collection

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 339 mm
Width: 282 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( green-grey)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite on green-grey paper, squared for transfer and attached to card mount which has ink margins drawn in

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: (illegible)
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2230
Primary reference Number: 19658
Stable URI

Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A flying figure descending on a crouching one" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/19658 Accessed: 2024-03-28 23:28:57

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