Ashmolean − The Elements of Drawing, John Ruskin’s teaching collection at Oxford

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Curator’s description:

Description

As the unframed examples had not been given an order by Ruskin, they have been given arbitrary accession numbers based upon their position in Cook and Wedderburn's list of the unframed objects (XXI.308) for the purposes of the current catalogue.
Details

Artist/maker

follower of Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640)

Object type

drawing

Material and technique

black and white chalk, Indian ink and bistre on pale brown laid paper

Dimensions

242 x 379 mm

Inscription

Verso: bottom left, the Ruskin School's stamp

Provenance

Presumably presented by John Ruskin to the Ruskin Drawing School (University of Oxford); first recorded in the Ruskin Drawing School in 1906; transferred from the Ruskin Drawing School to the Ashmolean Museum c.1949

No. of items

1

Accession no.

WA.RS.UF.41
Subject terms allocated by curators:

Subjects

animal

demon

man

reptile

snake (Serpentes)
References in which this object is cited include:

References

Parker, K. T., Catalogue of the Collection of Drawings in the Ashmolean Museum, i, Netherlandish, German, French and Spanish Schools (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1938), no. 205

Ruskin, John, ‘The Ruskin Art Collection at Oxford: Catalogues, Notes and Instructions’, Edward T. Cook and Alexander Wedderburn, eds, The Works of John Ruskin: Library Edition, 39 (London: George Allen, 1903-1912), 21, cat. Unframed