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Design for a lozenge: Elijah ordering Obadiah to go to Ahab
Draughtsman: Maccari, Leopoldo
From the University Purchase Fund.
Height: 88 mm
Width: 108 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
Black ink
Black wash
Blue wash
Ochre wash
Pinkish-brown wash
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Pen and black, black, ochre, pinkish-brown and blue wash on paper
Accession number: 4083
Primary reference Number: 37640
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Design for a lozenge: Elijah ordering Obadiah to go to Ahab" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/37640 Accessed: 2023-02-01 17:27:57
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Accession Number: 4084
Accession Number: C.2804.32-1928
Accession Number: C.2804.34-1928
Accession Number: 4081
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