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Saint Veronica showing the vernicle to St Peter
Draughtsman: Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
History note: Sir Peter Lely (Lugt 2092); Sir George Clausen, R.A., (Lugt 539); Hugh Gatty
Height: 259 mm
Width: 296 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 (1945) by Gatty, H. P. W.
Support composed of paper
Drawing (image-making) : Pen and brown ink, some wash, bordered by a line of brown ink on all sides, on paper
Accession number: 2738
Primary reference Number: 7459
Lugt: 2092
Lugt: 539
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Saint Veronica showing the vernicle to St Peter" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/7459 Accessed: 2023-06-05 22:33:23
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|title=Saint Veronica showing the vernicle to St Peter
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-06-05 22:33:23|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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Accession Number: 3454
Accession Number: M.13-1945
Accession Number: 604
Accession Number: CM.586-2014
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