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

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Curator’s description:

Description

This drawing was not catalogued explicitly by Ruskin or Cook and Wedderburn, although it has been preserved alongside other objects from the Long Cabinet in the Museum's collection. It has been given an arbitrary number within the cabinet for the purposes of the current catalogue.
Details

Artist/maker

Lilias Trotter (1853 - 1928)

Object type

drawing

Material and technique

red chalk on off-white paper

Dimensions

75 x 123 mm

Inscription

Verso, top left, in graphite: Long 26

Provenance

Presumably presented by John Ruskin to the Ruskin Drawing School (University of Oxford); transferred from the Ruskin Drawing School to the Ashmolean Museum, c.1949.

No. of items

1

Accession no.

WA.RS.LC.26
Subject terms allocated by curators:

Subjects

child

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. Long Cabinet