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Study of the dried Blossom of the common Rush, enlarged John Ruskin
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Curator’s description:
Description
According to Cook and Wedderburn (XXI.285 n. 2), the drawing was removed from the Teaching Collection by Ruskin in 1887. It has not been traced, and is represented here by the photogravure reproduction by Allen & Co. included in the Library Edition.
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Details
- Artist/maker
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John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
- Object type
- drawing
- Material and technique
- chalk and other media on paper
- Dimensions
- 241 x 165 mm (approx.; sight size)
- Provenance
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Presumably presented by John Ruskin to the Ruskin Drawing School (University of Oxford); first recorded in the Ruskin Drawing School in 1878; removed from the Drawing School by Ruskin, 1887.
- No. of items
- 1
- Accession no.
- RUDMS.RUD.232
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Subject terms allocated by curators:
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References in which this object is cited include:
References
Taylor, Gerald, ‘John Ruskin: A Catalogue of Drawings by John Ruskin in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford’, 7 fascicles, 1998, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, no. 352
Ruskin, John, ‘Rudimentary Series 1878’, 1878, Oxford, Oxford University Archives, cat. Rudimentary no. 232
Ruskin, John, ‘The Works of John Ruskin’, Edward T. Cook and Alexander Wedderburn, eds, The Works of John Ruskin: Library Edition, 39 (London: George Allen, 1903-1912), pl. LIX (right), f.p. 263
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
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