Sketchbook containing drawings of Gothic sculpture: 832/2

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Sketchbook containing drawings of Gothic sculpture

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Flaxman, John

Categories

Sketchbook

Description

Sketchbook with marbled end boards and red leather spine. Front cover has part of a brass clasp, the corresponding part on the rear cover is missing. Book contains 48 leaves, including two on 'non Whatman' papers, pasted to spine edge of rear end board. F.5 has become detached from the binding.

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

Components of the work

Leaf Height 178 mm Width 232 mm
Cover Board Height 184 mm Width 243 mm

Inscription or legends present

Text: 448H
Location: Outside front cover, lower left
Method of creation: Printed label with black ink MS additions

Text: 6/60
Location: Inside front cover, upper left
Method of creation: Graphite

Text: Waltham / Ware / Royston / Camb / Huntingdon / Peterborough / Crowland / Lincoln / Burton / Howken / Beverley
Location: Inside front cover, to left
Method of creation: Graphite

Text: Painters / Bilfrith 8th Century / Dunstan / Ceadman[?]
Location: Inside front cover, upper centre
Method of creation: Graphite

Text: FROM THE LIBRARY OF / CH:FAIRFAX MURRAY
Location: Inside front cover, above centre
Method of creation: Printed label

Text: Stuth 3d. V.181 / 1-3-1
Location: Inside front cover, upper right
Method of creation: Graphite

Text: 6/60
Location: Inside rear cover
Method of creation: Graphite

Text: Alex. Collin / of Mechlin Sculptor of Maximilian's / Tomb Inspruck[sic]
Location: Inside rear cover
Method of creation: Graphite

Text: 448H
Location: Outside rear cover, upper right
Method of creation: Printed label with MS additions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 832/2
Primary reference Number: 38349
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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            University of Cambridge}}

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