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Study of the bone structure of a bird's wing: 3680.f.8

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Study of the bone structure of a bird's wing
Buzzard's right wing showing feather arrangement, seen from above

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Harvey, William

Entities

Categories

Description

Verso, page used upside-down.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1905) by James, Montague Rhodes, Dr

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Size Height 141 mm Width 187 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: page used upside down

  • Text: light edges
  • Location: Verso, upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: see above

  • Text: Dark from this line
  • Location: Verso, upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Wing of Buzzard / [? - illegible]
  • Location: Verso, lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3680.f.8
Primary reference Number: 37102
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Study of the bone structure of a bird's wing" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/37102 Accessed: 2024-11-28 08:39:40

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/37102 |title=Study of the bone structure of a bird's wing |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-28 08:39:40|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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