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Tracing of a male figure placing a ring on a female figure's right index finger; the woman, to left in decorative dress, the man, to right, in simple dress: 1083.138

Object information

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Titles

Tracing of a male figure placing a ring on a female figure's right index finger; the woman, to left in decorative dress, the man, to right, in simple dress

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1923) by Burne-Jones, Sir Philip

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of tracing paper Height 185 mm Width 151 mm

Techniques used in production

Tracing : Pen and brown ink over graphite on prepared tracing paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: I gob[?]t / ...n pattern; / - fun
  • Location: Recto, left-hand edge
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Inscription present: colour notes

  • Text: green & scarlet strips / and gold pattern
  • Location: Recto, below left-hand figure
  • Method of creation: Brown ink over graphite

Inscription present: colour notes; the first inscription, brown ink over graphite

  • Text: blue; blue; blue
  • Location: Recto, to right of right-hand figure
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1083.138
Primary reference Number: 82754
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Tracing of a male figure placing a ring on a female figure's right index finger; the woman, to left in decorative dress, the man, to right, in simple dress" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/82754 Accessed: 2024-11-13 00:29:38

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/82754 |title=Tracing of a male figure placing a ring on a female figure's right index finger; the woman, to left in decorative dress, the man, to right, in simple dress |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-13 00:29:38|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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