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

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Details

Artist/maker

George Allen (engraver)

after John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)

Object type

print

Material and technique

engraving and mezzotint on wove paper

Dimensions

315 x 237 mm (sheet)

Inscription

Verso:
bottom right, in graphite: WS I 29
centre, towards bottom: 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.WS.I.29
Subject terms allocated by curators:

Subjects

ceramic

cup

drawing
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. Working Series no. I.29