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Three Studies of Birds Henry Stacy Marks

  • Details

    Artist/maker
    Henry Stacy Marks (1829 - 1898)
    Object type
    drawing
    Material and technique
    watercolour and bodycolour over black chalk on brown wove paper
    Dimensions
    276 x 177 mm
    Inscription
    Recto:
    right, towards bottom, in watercolour: ZOO | APL 3 / 75
    above the upper studies, in black chalk, written diagonally up the page: White quills showing pearl ['pearl' underlined]
    below and to the left of the upper left-hand study, in black chalk: Tail [?]

    On the back of the mount, in graphite (recent): Long 13
    Provenance

    Presumably presented by John Ruskin to the Ruskin Drawing School (University of Oxford)

    No. of items
    1
    Accession no.
    WA.RS.LC.13
  • Subject terms allocated by curators:

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  • References in which this object is cited include:

    References

    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. Long Cabinet

Location

    • Western Art Print Room

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