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Head and shoulders of a woman: 3147

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Head and shoulders of a woman

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Herlin, Friedrich (Attributed to)

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 190 mm
Width: 137 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

Circa 1470 - 1490

Note

German or Swabian School

School or Style

German School

Materials used in production

Brown wash
Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( prepared)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Metalpoint on prepared paper, strenghtened with point of the brush and brown wash, and heightened with red chalk

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3147
Primary reference Number: 5936
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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