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Sheet of studies: The young Hercules; Sleeping Venus Sheet of studies; caricatures, male nudes, gourds and fruit
Draughtsman: Carracci, Agostino
History note: F. Astar (Lugt 116a); Benedict Nicolson; with H. Calmann
Height: 578 mm
Width: 307 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 (1959) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Black ink
Black chalk
Red chalk
Support
composed of
paper
( the paper folded down the middle, cut down)
Medium, Verso
composed of
brown ink
Drawing : Recto: black and red chalks, a line of black ink acts as a border on all sides verso: pen and brown ink on paper
Accession number: PD.10-1959
Primary reference Number: 7227
Lugt: 116a
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Sheet of studies: The young Hercules; Sleeping Venus" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/7227 Accessed: 2023-02-01 10:46:01
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Accession Number: M.3B-1995
Accession Number: 154
Accession Number: 734*3a
Accession Number: 2003.4
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