Study of three male nudes, seated on clouds; seen foreshortened: 2242

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An image of Drawing

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Study of three male nudes, seated on clouds; seen foreshortened

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Tiepolo, Giovanni Domenico

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Notes

History note: From the Cheney Album - "Sule Figure per Suffitti", sold Christie's, 14 July 1914, lot 49, bt. Parsons ; Sir Edmund Davis, one of seven exchanged for two Claudes, 1903; Charles Ricketts, A.R.A. (1866-1931) and Charles Shannon, R.A. (1863-1937); on loan to the Museum from January 1933 - March 1937

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The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 214 mm
Width: 154 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

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Materials used in production

Brown ink
Brown wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen and light-brown ink, light-brown wash, on paper

References and bibliographic entries

[Apollo; 1964; May] page(s): 387
[Burlington Magazine; 1981; January]

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 2242
Primary reference Number: 7895
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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