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

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Enlarged Drawing of foreground Leaves in an Italian Woodcut Arthur Burgess

  • Details

    Artist/maker
    Arthur Burgess (1843 - 1886)
    after Anonymous Italian (Anonymous, Italian) (block cutter)
    Object type
    drawing
    Material and technique
    watercolour on board
    Dimensions
    471 x 344 mm
    Inscription
    Verso:
    left, just below top, in graphite: R | 2/59
    centre, towards left, in graphite: 2 tt [?]
    centre, the Ruskin School's stamp
    just below, in graphite (recent): E 222 | Burgess
    Provenance

    Presented by John Ruskin to the Ruskin Drawing School (University of Oxford), 1875; transferred from the Ruskin Drawing School to the Ashmolean Museum, c.1949.

    No. of items
    1
    Accession no.
    WA.RS.ED.222
  • Subject terms allocated by curators:

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  • References in which this object is cited include:

    References

    Ruskin, John, Catalogue of the Educational Series (London: Smith, Elder, 1871), cat. Educational no. IX.2.H

    Ruskin, John, Catalogue of the Educational Series (London: Spottiswoode, 1874), cat. Educational no. 222

    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. Educational no. 222

Location

    • Western Art Print Room

Position in Ruskin’s Collection

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