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

Anonymous, Continental (Anonymous, Continental)

Object type

drawing

Material and technique

pen and ink and white chalk on grey wove paper

Dimensions

81 x 175 mm
Associated place
- Europe › Switzerland › Vaud › Chillon Castle › Chillon Castle (subject)
Inscription

Recto, in ink, bottom left: Chillon - Aug - 19 -

Verso, centre, in graphite: Long 29

On a separate small paper label, in graphite: Long 29

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.29
Subject terms allocated by curators:

Subjects

building