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Adoration of the Magi
Draughtsman: Zuccari, Federico
History note: RA (unidentified); the Earl of Aylesford (Lugt 58); G.T. Clough
Height: 383 mm
Width: 262 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 (1913) by Clough, G.T.
Production date: ? AD 1608 : See inscription, verso i.e. no. 3185 recto.
See no. 3185, verso of this composition.
Brown ink
Brown-grey wash
Black chalk
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Pen and brown ink, brown-grey wash, over some black chalk, on paper, the sheet lined with Japanese paper, leaving the composition free
Accession number: 3186
Primary reference Number: 8032
Lugt: 58
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 (2023) "Adoration of the Magi" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8032 Accessed: 2023-06-07 01:25:36
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Accession Number: 23.I.5-114
Accession Number: 238
Accession Number: MS 355.8ac.1
Accession Number: 910
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