Scene of destruction: PD.153-1991

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Scene of destruction

Measurements and weight

Height: 133 mm
Width: 220 mm

Relative size of this object

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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.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

School or Style

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Brown wash
White bodycolour
Pen

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink, brown wash, hightened with white on paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: B. Briart
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Graphite
Type: Name

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.153-1991
Primary reference Number: 93663
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
            "Scene of destruction"
            Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/93663 Accessed: 2022-06-28 23:20:56

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            {{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/93663
            |title=Scene of destruction
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2022-06-28 23:20:56|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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