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

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Details

Artist/maker

Anonymous (photographer)

Object type

photograph

Material and technique

ink and albumen over albumen print

Dimensions

368 x 536 mm (print); 476 x 580 mm (mount)

Inscription

Verso, below centre, the Ruskin School's stamp

On a printed label stuck to the back of the sheet and the mount: [an image of the Prince of Wales's crest] | JAMES RYMAN. | Printseller, Publisher, Photographer, | AND PICTURE FRAME MAKER, | 24 & 25, HIGH STREET, OXFORD | [a wavy line] | Paintings and Engravings Cleaned and Restored | EXPERIENCED PACKERS ON THE PREMISES.

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.REF.145
Subject terms allocated by curators:

Subjects

landscape
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. Reference no. 145