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

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Details

Artist/maker

Arthur Burgess (1843 - 1886)

Object type

drawing

Material and technique

black and white chalk on pale blue wove paper

Dimensions

545 x 380 mm

Inscription

Verso:
towards bottom, left of centre, the Ruskin School's stamp
just below, in ink: A.5

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.128
Subject terms allocated by curators:

Subjects

capital

column

sculpture
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. 128