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The Adoration of the Trinity: 260

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Adoration of the Trinity

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

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Notes

History note: Transferred from the Reading Room, 1979 (Marlay Cuttings)

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 126 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Ground (material)
Ink
Gouache

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)
Border Width 4 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Gouache, point of the brush with ink on gold ground on vellum, a border of blue and gold, width surrounds the miniature

Identification numbers

Accession number: 260
Primary reference Number: 6850

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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