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Adoration of the Shepherds
Copy after
Bassano, Jacopo (Jacopo da Ponte)
(Draughtsman)
History note: Sir J. Reynolds (Lugt 2364); Sir Frank Brangwyn, R.A.
Height: 273 mm
Width: 395 mm
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Method of acquisition: Given
(1943)
by
Brangwyn, Frank
The drawing follows the perforations on the paper; this may account for its crude quality; it has life in parts, e.g. the donkey's head on the left
Support composed of paper ( light brown, several oil stains)
Drawing (image-making) : Quill pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk on light brown paper, perforated for transfer
Accession number: 2821
Primary reference Number: 7082
Lugt: 2364
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"Adoration of the Shepherds"
Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/7082 Accessed: 2022-05-24 17:09:15
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Accession Number: PD.3-2013
Accession Number: C.2821C-1928
Accession Number: PD.33-1986
Accession Number: 2141
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