Notes and several small sketches: 832/12.C

Materials used in production

Graphite
Red pigment

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 195 mm Width 203 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite, pen and brown ink, and two patches of red pigment on paper, folded in half vertically
Handwriting

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: the sheet folded open and the outside designated 'recto'

• Text: Mb-A- sketch for the Tomb of Julius / - 2d - Della Valle's exition of Vasari / No 18 / A Christ in glory surrounded / by 4 angels representing the / Evangelists from a Greek / sculpture. Bellori's Dyptichs / about the age of our King Edgar / resembling an Illumination / of that time - Str[?]- and in / Bassorelievo W front of Lincoln / Cathedral lines of [?] Conjura[?] / Last judgment[sic] south entrance / Lincoln Cathl- towards 1400 / 3 female figures _ seasons perhaps / Pediment Eg[?] Panlkelhemus[?} / Monument Alexander Pope if / something like Miss Nightingale's / look for long frieze of Niobe's family / and the Rape of Prosepine / Death of Meleager look for / Niobe's / child 15
• Location: Recto, left-hand side
• Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: the sheet folded open and the outside designated 'recto'

• Text: Infurnal[sic] punishment on the pedestal of a Pillar dividing the / W door. Peterborough Cathl / time of Henry 3 / Hamilton 127. vol. 1st / Garden of Hesperedes vase / + of olympic Games 130 vol. 1st. Hamilton's / last page / Mercur Juno Minerva Venus vase / early style / A genii 3 dancing females with bones / on altar / 2 centaus & Herules - early / Priams[sic] Family P. 25 & 26 / A.L. Millin Antique Vases - Y - 1st / Statues de Niobe / the long / Frieze of it a Florence 1779
• Location: Recto, right-hand side
• Method of creation: Graphite

• Text: Mr Flaxman / Buckingham Street
• Location: Recto, centre
• Method of creation: Brown ink

• Text: Milton published by DuRovery / 1802 / Henry 6th _ All Souls Oxford / N: 7-or 12 / Charity - / Look for this / Cupid with a Bow - N 11 / Rising - Falling - Leaping / Vase Black figure / Hamilton Vases / 2 Warriors vol 1st Pl. 52 / Black figures Hercules or Perceus / & Minotaur / Bull's Head / Black figure Hercules / and fists / Bk[?] figures Neopolia / No. 10
• Location: Verso, left-hand side
• Method of creation: Graphite

• Text: Minerva & Sphinx Ng (? 9) / Great seal of Edward the / confessor by Odo a German / the king's goldsmith / Doomsday Book / Chapter House Edward 2 or 3 / Mans Head [?] twisted round / Nessus & D[?] Acanthus Thrace / Minerva in the We[?] Pedement of Jupiter / Pentrallemus - Egina / in Book / Laocoon & 2 chilopes on an altar / Bachas[sic] & faun one of the statues over / the W_ P_ Egin[?] / Discabolus N IH / Pl. 4 Gateway of the / Bishop's palace / Peterborough / Minerva early / Greek N3 / N 16 Man with a / Bull | Theseus / or Hercules / strangling a monster with a Bull's Head | No. 6 Virgin / Keystone entrance / entrance to the / Choir York
• Location: Verso, right-hand side
• Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 832/12.C
Primary reference Number: 41009
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