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Study of a man-servant, seen from behind A soldier running forwards
Draughtsman: Bassano, Jacopo (Jacopo da Ponte)
History note: Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon Collection
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
Height: 192 mm
Width: 162 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: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood
White chalk
Black chalk
Charcoal
Support composed of paper
Drawing (image-making) : Recto: charcoal and black chalk, heightened with white verso: black chalk on paper
Accession number: 1980
Primary reference Number: 7080
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Study of a man-servant, seen from behind" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/7080 Accessed: 2023-06-09 22:21:46
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Accession Number: 1055
Accession Number: PD.66-1959
Accession Number: PD.24-1959
Accession Number: 3071
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