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Sketch of a man in armour and various details: 859.f.14

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Sketch of a man in armour and various details
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Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Brown, Ford Madox

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1917) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

Dating

1857 - 1875

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Leaf Height 139 mm Width 229 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: in another print / the scarf / elegantly / embroidered is / tied over the / right shoulder / with long ends ?flying; in one / Print Oliver[?] / wears 3 scarfs / one over shoulder one [?] waist / & one round / left arm; glove; / when the / greaves came / down Lower / the knee / pieces buckled / over the tops / of the boots; The armour / terminates at the hip leaving the / seat exposed / behind
  • Location: Recto, throughout
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 859.f.14
Primary reference Number: 9363
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021 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) "Sketch of a man in armour and various details" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/9363 Accessed: 2024-11-20 16:40:48

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