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Sketch of a dog: 859.f.27

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Sketch of a dog
Three sketches of women's costume

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Brown, Ford Madox

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1874

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

Inscription present: monogram

  • Text: fmb
  • Location: Recto, below dog
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: -74
  • Location: Recto, below dog
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Boatswain / newstead jun 9 -74 / Linby - (Lodge farm) / Gilsbra(?) ('Mani' crossed through) / An(?)nesley Wood House (the latter underlined)
  • Location: Recto, below dog
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: straw bonnet / with pink strings / [?] on strips; blue gloves; straw / edged with guiding[?] / of white ribbon; flower; yellow gloves; which is / flower in bonnet striped brown / & salmon / [?] / it; dress / spotted / muslin / frilled
  • Location: Verso, throughout
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 859.f.27
Primary reference Number: 9374
Stable URI

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 dog" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/9374 Accessed: 2024-05-02 02:35:33

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