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The death of Alcestis
Draughtsman: Masreliez, Louis Adrien
Given by Daniel Katz in honour of the Directorship of Simon Jervis
Height: 256 mm
Width: 355 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: Given (1995) by Daniel Katz Ltd
Production date: before AD 1784 : Watermark: grapes
Support composed of laid paper
Drawing : Pen and black ink with grey wash over graphite on laid paper
Accession number: PD.390-1995
Primary reference Number: 37817
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "The death of Alcestis" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/37817 Accessed: 2023-06-01 18:11:21
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Accession Number: M.21B-1938
Accession Number: M.6-1939
Accession Number: CM.100-1994
Accession Number: M.21A-1938
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