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Theseus and Ariadne: PD.32-2024

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Theseus and Ariadne

Maker(s)

Burne-Jones, Edward

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: William Houghton Clabburn (c. 1820- 1889); his sale to Charles Fairfax Murray, 1872; Sir Henry Tate; by descent to Mrs Celia Tate

Legal notes

Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by HM Government in 2023 from the estate of Mrs Celia Tate and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 567 mm
Width: 437 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2024) by HM Government

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1862 : The frame the watercolour was acquired in is not original and dates from c.1900

Note

Signed and dated on the back of the canvas

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour, bodycolour and gum arabic on paper, laid on canvas

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.32-2024
Primary reference Number: 317390
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Audit data

Created: Monday 13 May 2024 Updated: Tuesday 21 January 2025 Last processed: Saturday 22 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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