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

454 x 286 mm

Inscription

Recto:
within the drawing, flanking Saint Ambrose's head, in watercolour: S[AN]C[TU]S | A[M]BROS[IUS]
bottom, right of centre, in graphite: 9 1/2
bottom left, in graphite, recent: ? Assistant | REF 200

Verso, bottom centre, 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.a
Subject terms allocated by curators:

Subjects

man

mosaic
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