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Italian sketchbook: 832/5

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Italian sketchbook
Front cover bears slight traces of black chalk?

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Flaxman, John

Categories

Description

Sketchbook consisting of 91 leaves, including rear cover. The following leaves have been removed: one following f.16; four following f.90. A strip, approx. 33 x 151 mm at the bottom of f.91 (the rear cover) has been torn off. Following f.36 recto, all leaves are blank except f.91 verso (detailed in this record) and are not recorded elsewhere.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1916-12) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Leaf Size Height 213 mm Width 150 mm

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: the final character may be a 'G'

  • Text: 4486
  • Location: Outside front cover, bottom
  • Method of creation: Printed label with black ink MS addition

Inscription present: the word is partially intersected by cuts made into the paper

  • Text: Vase
  • Location: Inside front cover, upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: FROM THE LIBRARY OF / CH: FAIRFAX MURRAY
  • Location: Inside front cover, upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed label, stuck down
  • Text: A beautiful picture of the Infant Jesus sitting / in the Virgin's Cape with Angels placing a / Crown of glory above her head & other Angels / teaching the Infant to read / by Taddeo Gaddi / Wise men offering by Ghirlandaio 1450 / several of his school / in the Gallery
  • Location: Inside front cover, above centre
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: Piazza on Monte d' Oro / Strada della Vita Cantone del Corra / Mr Revely Casa de San Roco
  • Location: Inside front cover, centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite, final line in brown ink

Inscription present: (i) crossed through in brown ink

  • Text: Oreus is described as Priest of the Dead / Sable vested, bearing a sword in his hand / to cut a lock of hair from Alceste for / an offer to Proserpine & then condi(i) / intends to conduct to the realms of Pluto / Hercules lies in wait & seices & fights / with him delievers Alceste & brings again / to her husband. / Admetus, how hast though brought her to the light / of life? / Hercules. / I fought with him that lords it o'er the Shad[es] / Admetus / Where with the gloomy tyrant did'st thou fight: / Hercules / I lay in wait & seized him at the tomb. / Apollo, he in this house a welcome guest [?] / Admetus, will by force take his wife from [?]
  • Location: Outside rear cover
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 832/5
Primary reference Number: 37885
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021 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) "Italian sketchbook" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/37885 Accessed: 2024-11-26 12:35:25

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