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

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Details

Artist/maker

anonymous British (Anonymous (British)) (block cutter)

Object type

print

Material and technique

wood engraving and letterpress on wove paper

Dimensions

left to right, 55 x 48 mm, 59 x 51 mm, 142 x 80 mm, 91 x 58 mm (blocks); 269 x 392 mm (sheet)

Inscription

Recto, top left, in graphite: 2 left

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.164.b
Subject terms allocated by curators:

Subjects

man

woman
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. 164