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The Descent from the Cross
Unknown
(Draughtsman)
History note: Marquis of Lansdowne, his sale, Sotheby's, 25 March 1920, lot 89; Sir Frank Brangwyn, R.A.
Height: 420 mm
Width: 295 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
(1943)
by
Brangwyn, Frank
Formerly attrib. to Daniele da Volterra
Black chalk
Brown ink
Blue wash
Support: composed of paper
Drawing (image-making) : Pen and brown ink with blue wash and traces of black chalk, on paper
Accession number: 2618
Primary reference Number: 7478
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2020) "Drawing"
Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/7478 Accessed: 2021-11-27 23:42:48
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Accession Number: K.30
Accession Number: P.4171-R
Accession Number: MAR.C.63-1912
Accession Number: C.2804.51-1928
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