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Right arm draped: 2023.6

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Titles

Right arm draped

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

Entities

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Notes

History note: The artist; sold by the Executors, Christie's, 5 June 1919 (either lot 49 or 56), bt. Ricketts and Shannon

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 216 mm
Width: 107 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1878

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

White bodycolour
Graphite
Ground (material)

Components of the work

Support composed of cartridge paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite and white bodycolour on blue ground on white cartridge paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: EB-J
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1878
  • Location: Lower right, below the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 2023.6
Primary reference Number: 26432

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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