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Achilles and Cheiron (?) Sketches
Draughtsman: Rodin, Auguste
History note: From the collection of Charles Ricketts, R.A. (1866-1931) and Charles Shannon, R.A. (1863-1937); on loan to the Museum from January 1933 to March 1937; stamped X, an unidentified collection mark, probably that of Ricketts and Shannon
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
Height: 116 mm
Width: 126 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood
White chalk
Brown wash
Graphite
Black chalk
Support composed of graph paper ( cream, faded badly)
Drawing (image-making) : Recto: graphite, black chalk, brown wash, heightened with white verso: graphite on cream graph paper
Inscription present: in a circle
Accession number: 2144
Primary reference Number: 6742
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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