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Leaning figure of an oarsman with a pole: 2247

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Leaning figure of an oarsman with a pole
A sketch of the same figure

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Tintoretto, Jacopo (Jacopo Robusti)

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Notes

History note: Ricketts and Shannon

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 185 mm
Width: 251 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

Italian
Venetian School

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Charcoal

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( blue)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Recto: brush and brown ink, worked over charcoal verso: brush and brown ink on blue paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: G. Tintoretto
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: 12
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 2247
Primary reference Number: 7942
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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