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Pan and Bacchantes; The forge of Vulcan
Draughtsman: Mignard, Pierre
Height: 266 mm
Width: 434 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Brangwyn, Frank
Support composed of paper ( buff)
Drawing (image-making) : Red chalk, heightened with white on buff paper
Accession number: 2601
Primary reference Number: 6585
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Pan and Bacchantes; The forge of Vulcan" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/6585 Accessed: 2023-06-08 23:13:45
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