Skip to main content

Two sketches of a man fighting a centaur; several brush marks: 832/2.1

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Two sketches of a man fighting a centaur; several brush marks
Several groups of figures; brush and brown wash dryings

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Flaxman, John

Entities

Categories

Description

Found inside front cover of sketchbook No. 832/2.

Measurements and weight

Height: 239 mm
Width: 188 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( sheet folded in two)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen and ink with graphite on laid paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: 832/2.1
Primary reference Number: 38405
Stable URI

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

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Two sketches of a man fighting a centaur; several brush marks" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/38405 Accessed: 2024-11-26 08:05:57

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/38405 |title=Two sketches of a man fighting a centaur; several brush marks |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-26 08:05:57|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-38405

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...