Ruskin's Rudimentary series 4th ed. (1872)
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A Photograph of three Greek Ceramics, including a Patera showing Aphrodite riding a Swan Anonymous
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Ruskin text
R|51} Greek Patera of finest time. Aphrodite riding on a swan. P. -
Details
- Artist/maker
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Anonymous (photographer)
- Object type
- photograph
- Material and technique
- albumen print
- Dimensions
- 196 x 278 mm (photograph); 208 x 290 mm (original mount)
- Inscription
- On the back of the mount:
towards lower left, in graphite, written up the mount towards the right: R51
top left, and again just left of centre, the Ruskin School's stamp
- Provenance
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Presented by John Ruskin to the Ruskin Drawing School (University of Oxford), 1875; transferred from the Ruskin Drawing School to the Ashmolean Museum, c.1949.
- No. of items
- 1
- Accession no.
- WA.RS.RUD.051
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Subject terms allocated by curators:
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References in which this object is cited include:
References
Ruskin, John, The Ruskin Art Collection at Oxford: Catalogue of the Rudimentary Series, in the Arrangement of 1873, ed. Robert Hewison (London: Lion and Unicorn Press, 1984), cat. Rudimentary no. 51, RUD.051
Ruskin, John, Instructions in Practice of Elementary Drawing, Arranged with Reference to the First Series of Examples in the Drawings Schools of the University of Oxford (n.p., [1872]), cat. Rudimentary no. 51
Ruskin, John, Instructions in the Preliminary Exercises Arranged for the Lower Drawing-School (London: Smith, Elder, 1872), cat. Rudimentary no. 51
Ruskin, John, Instructions in the Preliminary Exercise Arranged For the Lower Drawing-School (London: Spottiswoode, 1873), cat. Rudimentary no. 51
Ruskin, John, ‘Rudimentary Series 1878’, 1878, Oxford, Oxford University Archives, cat. Rudimentary no. 51
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. Rudimentary no. 51
Location
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- Western Art Print Room
Position in Ruskin’s Collection
Ruskin's Catalogues
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Ruskin's Rudimentary series, 3rd ed. (1872)
R|51} Greek Patera of finest time. Aphrodite riding on a swan. P. -
Ruskin's Rudimentary series 4th ed. (1872)
R|51} Greek Patera of finest time. Aphrodite riding on a swan. P. -
Ruskin's Rudimentary series, 5th ed. (1873)
R|51} Greek Patera of finest time. Aphrodite riding on a swan. P. -
Ruskin's revision to the Rudimentary series (1878)
51.Criterion of Greek drawing of fine central period. The wings to be copied by all pupils, as soon as their hand is steady enough, as a free exercise with the brush.
