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The Sienese she-wolf with the twins Senus and Aschius
Draughtsman: Maccari, Leopoldo
From the University Purchase Fund.
Height: 151 mm
Width: 157 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bought (1875) by The Fitzwilliam Museum Syndicate
Grey wash
Black ink
Green wash
Yellow wash
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Pen and black ink, grey, green and yellow on lightly squared paper
Accession number: 4051
Primary reference Number: 37567
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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