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

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Details

Artist/maker

Anonymous, Continental (Anonymous, Continental)

Object type

drawing

Material and technique

watercolour, bodycolour, and gold paint over graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

401 x 252 mm

Inscription

Recto, within the drawing, flanking Saint Augustine's head, in watercolour: S[AN]C[TU]S | AVGVSTINVS

Verso:
left, towards bottom, in graphite (recent): Ref. 200 4.-5-70 unmounted
just below, the Ruskin School's stamp

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.200.b
Subject terms allocated by curators:

Subjects

man
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. 200