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Woman and Cupids Worshipping (Sketch for a wall decoration at a classical scene): 2986

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Woman and Cupids Worshipping (Sketch for a wall decoration at a classical scene)

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Audran, Claude II (Attributed to)

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 159 mm
Width: 255 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1862) by VanSittart, Augustus Arthur

Note

Formerly catalogued as 'Anonymous, French School, 17th C. (Nicholas Poussin?)'

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Bistre wash
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Black chalk, point of the brush and bistre wash on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2986
Primary reference Number: 6040
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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Woman and Cupids Worshipping (Sketch for a wall decoration at a classical scene)" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/6040 Accessed: 2024-12-22 15:56:22

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/6040 |title=Woman and Cupids Worshipping (Sketch for a wall decoration at a classical scene) |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 15:56:22|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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