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The Dormition of the Virgin
Draughtsman: Luyken, Jan
History note: From the collection of the Rev. Thomas Kerrich (1748-1828, Magdalene College, Cambridge
Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich 1872 (received 1873)
Height: 110 mm
Width: 145 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1873) by Kerrich, Richard Edward
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Pen and brown ink, over black chalk, on paper
Accession number: 3044
Primary reference Number: 4804
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022) "The Dormition of the Virgin" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/4804 Accessed: 2022-09-28 20:39:48
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Accession Number: Marlay cutting Fr. 17
Accession Number: Marlay cutting It. 15b
Accession Number: Marlay cutting It. 1
Accession Number: Marlay cutting It. 18
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