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The Gazette: 776(4)

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Titles

The Gazette
Study of a head

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Brown, Ford Madox

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Notes

History note: [In Madox Brown's Sale? (Not listed in catalogue): Messrs T. & G. Wharton, at 1 St Edmund's Terrace, Regent's Park, London, 29-31 1894] C. Fairfax Murray

Measurements and weight

Height: 214 mm
Width: 206 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1915-12) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

Note

One of 7 designs for the panels of a bookcase.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite
Sepia

Components of the work

Support composed of paper (fibre product) ( stuck down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Recto: pen and sepia ink, with traces of graphite, drawn within a curved rectangle verso: faint graphite on paper, stuck down

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: F. Madox Brown
  • Location: Verso
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 776(4)
Primary reference Number: 9105

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 17 July 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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