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A Portion of the Façade of the Loggia del Consiglio, Verona John Wharlton Bunney

  • Details

    Artist/maker
    John Wharlton Bunney (1828 - 1882)
    Object type
    drawing
    Material and technique
    watercolour and bodycolour over graphite on wove paper
    Dimensions
    591 x 422 mm (sight size)
    Associated place
    Inscription
    Recto:
    bottom right, along the bottom of the building to the right, in watercolour: Verona 1869 John Bunney
    ottom right corner, in black ink: 3
    Provenance

    Presented by John Ruskin to the Ruskin Drawing School (University of Oxford), 1875

    No. of items
    1
    Accession no.
    CGSG.R.0246
  • Subject terms allocated by curators:

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  • References in which this object is cited include:

    References

    Morley, Catherine W., John Ruskin: Late Work 1870-1890. The Museum and Guild of St. George: An Educational Experiment (New York: Garland Publishing, 1984)

    Ruskin, John, ‘Rudimentary Series 1878’, 1878, Oxford, Oxford University Archives, cat. Working Series no. sn.a (in Rudimentary no. 102)

    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. Rudimentary no. sn.f (in Rudimentary no. 102)

Location

    • Collection of the Guild of St George, Museums Sheffield

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