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drawing
Object Type
drawing
Museum number
1946,0713.1549
Description
Two acrobats tumbling Graphite (?) and red chalk
Producer name
Drawn by:
Anonymous
School/style
Italian
(?)
Production date
17thC
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
79 millimetres
Width:
109 millimetres
(max; corners cut)
Curator's comments
Italian (?) XVIIc. Not in Phillipps-Fenwick.
Location
Not on display
Subjects
acrobat/street-performer
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Count Antoine Seilern
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Samuel Woodburn
(Christie's, 12.vi.1860/1090 'Landscapes and cattle, of the Dutch and Flemish Schools', 30 in the lot, bt Phillipps £1-4-0)
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Sir Thomas Phillipps
(Sir)
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Thomas Fitzroy Fenwick
Acquisition date
1946
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1946,0713.1549