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The sacrifice of the Priests of Baal
Draughtsman: Maccari, Leopoldo
From the University Purchase Fund.
Height: 361 mm
Width: 416 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
Green wash
Yellow wash
Blue wash
Pinkish-brown wash
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Pen and black ink with yellow, green, blue and pinkish-brown wash on lightly squared paper
Accession number: 4085
Primary reference Number: 37644
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "The sacrifice of the Priests of Baal" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/37644 Accessed: 2023-06-04 22:15:44
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Accession Number: 4087
Accession Number: EC.3-1940
Accession Number: 1876.12.16-115
Accession Number: C.112-2010
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