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A Public Execution in Rome: PD.64-1997

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Public Execution in Rome

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Géricault, Jean Louis André Théodore

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Notes

History note: Private collection; W.M. Brady

Legal notes

From the Gow Fund.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1997) by W. M. Brady & Co. Inc.

Dating

1816 CE - 1817 CE

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Paper Height 259 mm Width 382 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen, brown ink and graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: collector's mark, not in Lugt

  • Text: Blome
  • Location: Lower right and verso
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Stamp
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Pencil/graphite
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.64-1997
Primary reference Number: 6422
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 24 May 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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