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Description of figures 3 (continued) and 8 (see 832/7.f.5&6): 832/7.f.7

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Description of figures 3 (continued) and 8 (see 832/7.f.5&6)
Tumbling figures; descriptions of the drawings below the text and of figs. 11 and 12 (see 832/7.f.8 recto)

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Flaxman, John

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Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Grey ink
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Leaf Height 230 mm Width 169 mm

Techniques used in production

Handwriting : Pen and grey ink and graphite on laid paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 7
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 4
  • Location: Upper right corner
  • Method of creation: Grey ink

Inscription present: all of the following, are grey ink:[i] preceding word crossed through; [ii] preceding word crossed through; [iii] preceding word crossed through

  • Text: E when the knee is at E the heel will nearly / reach the buttock at / F / 4.5. bones[i] Joints of the elbow, which demonstrate / that it cannot bend beyond the th[ii] extent / given in the dotted line / 6.7 knee joint given for a similar demon- / -stration / Fig: 8 the Segment described by the arm / when moved in an horizontal direction 'till / it arrives at F / B when the lower arm moves at[iii] from the / elbow / 9:10 the different situation of the blade- / - bone on the ribs when the arm hangs by the side as. 10. & when the the[sic] arm is / raised as . A.B. Fig.3. / Note the Human figure cannot move beyond / the limits of the foreging examples
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Grey ink

Inscription present: the following in grey ink: [i] between these marks, the lines appear above the normal line and the following two words crossed through; [ii] preceding word crossed through

  • Text: The distortions of Tumblers are not reckoned among / the natural actions of the human figure / Figure 11 A Tumbler whose body is bent / backwards untill his head is seen between his / legs; in this case the backward processes of the / spinal vertebra must [i]be very much altered from their natural / forms[i] / have a by long habits of / similar distortion be[ii] / Fig 12 A Tumbler who by laying his ancle[sic] / on his shoulder has turned the head of the / thigh bone out of its socket / Note these tricks I have seen, but the two figures / 11 & 12 are only drawn from memory
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Grey ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 832/7.f.7
Primary reference Number: 38525
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

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

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