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

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Details
Artist/maker

Thomas Matthews Rooke (1842 - 1942)

after Anonymous

Object type

drawing

Material and technique

watercolour, bodycolour and gold paint over graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

408 x 521 mm
Associated place
- Europe › Italy › Emilia - Romagna › Ravenna › Ravenna › San Vitale › San Vitale (subject)
Inscription

Recto, both in graphite (Rooke?):
top, towards right: à | J. Ruskin Esq | Coniston, Brantwood, Lancashire, England
right, towards top: da | TM Rooke | Ravenna | 4

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.166
Subject terms allocated by curators:

Subjects

angel

animal

bird

lamb (Ovis)

mammal

mosaic

peacock (Pavo cristatus)
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. 166