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March of the Children of Israel through the Desert
Draughtsman: Bartolomeo, Fra
History note: George Skene of Skene, his sale, Sotheby's, 28 April 1898, lot 121; bt. G.T Clough
Height: 212 mm
Width: 293 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 (1913) by Clough, G.T.
Circa 1510 - 1515
White chalk
Black chalk
Charcoal
Support composed of paper ( light brown, the lower edge repaired)
Drawing (image-making) : Black chalk and charcoal, heightened with white on light brown paper
Accession number: 2866
Primary reference Number: 7072
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "March of the Children of Israel through the Desert" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/7072 Accessed: 2023-01-30 11:25:18
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Accession Number: P.10004-R
Accession Number: C.2804.25-1928
Accession Number: CM.2864-2003
Accession Number: 456*
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