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Venus and Adonis
Draughtsman: Broeck, Crispin van den
Height: 289 mm
Width: 203 mm
Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library
Support composed of paper ( part of the leg of Adonis is corrected on a separate sheet, pasted over the original drawing)
Drawing : Red chalk, pen and ink, a line of red chalk, and line of brown wash borders it on all sides on paper
Accession number: 2859
Primary reference Number: 4362
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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