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

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

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Photograph of the south Transept of Rouen Cathedral, before its Restoration

  • Details

    Object type
    photograph
    Material and technique
    albumen print
    Dimensions
    631 x 467 mm (print); 682 x 477 mm (mount)
    Associated place
    Inscription
    On the back of the mount:
    top left, in graphite, crossed out: 1/26
    just below, in graphite: Ref 51 [the '51' in a circle]
    towards bottom right, in graphite: Ref
    bottom centre, the Ruskin School's stamp
    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.REF.051
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  • References in which this object is cited include:

    References

    Ruskin, John, The Ruskin Art Collection at Oxford: Catalogue of the Rudimentary Series, in the Arrangement of 1873, ed. Robert Hewison (London: Lion and Unicorn Press, 1984), p. 205

    Ruskin, John, Catalogue of the Reference Series Including Temporarily the First Section of the Standard Series (London: Smith, Elder, [1872]), cat. Reference no. 51

    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. 51

Location

    • Western Art Print Room

Position in Ruskin’s Collection

Ruskin's Catalogues

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