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Adoration of the Magi: 3186

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Adoration of the Magi

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Zuccari, Federico

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: RA (unidentified); the Earl of Aylesford (Lugt 58); G.T. Clough

Measurements and weight

Height: 383 mm
Width: 262 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1913) by Clough, G.T.

Dating

Production date: ? AD 1608 : See inscription, verso i.e. no. 3185 recto.

Note

See no. 3185, verso of this composition.

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Brown-grey wash
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink, brown-grey wash, over some black chalk, on paper, the sheet lined with Japanese paper, leaving the composition free

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3186
Primary reference Number: 8032
Lugt: 58
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 16 July 2021 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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