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Head of man carrying a Flag
Draughtsman: Piazzetta, Giovanni Battista
In accordance with the wishes of the late W. Barclay Squire, M.A., by his sister and executrix, Mrs Fuller Maitland
Height: 377 mm
Width: 304 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 (1927) by Fuller Maitland, Mrs
White chalk
Brown chalk
Black chalk
Support composed of paper ( grey)
Drawing (image-making) : Black, brown and white chalks on faded blue paper
Accession number: 1193b
Primary reference Number: 7701
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Head of man carrying a Flag" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/7701 Accessed: 2023-05-31 12:57:41
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