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An allegory of the comfortable life
Draughtsman: Wierix, Johan
History note: Sir Bruce Ingram (Lugt 1405a)
Height: 109 mm
Width: 105 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 (1963) by Ingram, Sir Bruce
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Pen, brown ink and coloured wash, on paper (incised for transfer)
Accession number: PD.338-1963
Primary reference Number: 5629
Lugt: 1405a
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "An allegory of the comfortable life" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/5629 Accessed: 2023-05-31 17:58:26
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Accession Number: PD.27-1949
Accession Number: P.73-1940
Accession Number: PD.32-1968
Accession Number: P.23-2006
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