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"Bacchanale": 2056

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"Bacchanale"

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Delarue, Louis FĂ©lix

Entities

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Notes

History note: Moenet, his sale, Paris, 8 February 1832 (perhaps part of No. 1; 550 drawings in 15 lots); Charles Ricketts (1866-1931) and Charles Shannon (1863-1937) by whom lent to the Museum, 1933 - 1937

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 402 mm
Width: 531 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1761 : Watermark: Strasbourg Lily

Note

Pendant to no. 2057.

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Red chalk on paper, with false margins

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Delarue f. Roma 1761
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Red chalk
  • Type: Date
  • Text: 10 / Vente Moenet 8 Fevrier 32
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Black chalk

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 2056
Primary reference Number: 6329
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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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