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Studies of a figure laid in a tomb: 2032G

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Studies of a figure laid in a tomb

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Delacroix, Eugène

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: From the Ricketts and Shannon collection

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 270 mm
Width: 317 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Pencils

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Black lead on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: voir Cymbeline (by the artist)
  • Location: Top left
  • Text: bon. (in connection with a different arrangement of the two main figures)
  • Location: Bottom left
  • Text: A (in a different hand)
  • Location: Verso

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2032G
Primary reference Number: 6313

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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