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Drawing

c. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pen and pencil full size tracings of frescoes originally by Gaddi in a Spanish Chapel in Santa Maria, Florence, Italy.
A female saint holding a crozier in one hand and holding her other hand up in front of her chest. There is a halo behind her head. On her head she wears a headpiece in the shape of a shell.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pen and pencil tracing on paper
Brief description
Full-size tracing after a fresco in The Spagnola Chapel in Florence by Sir Austen Henry Layard. 1 of 7 sheets.
Physical description
Pen and pencil full size tracings of frescoes originally by Gaddi in a Spanish Chapel in Santa Maria, Florence, Italy.
A female saint holding a crozier in one hand and holding her other hand up in front of her chest. There is a halo behind her head. On her head she wears a headpiece in the shape of a shell.
Dimensions
  • Length: 91.7cm
  • Width: 74.6cm
Various sizes.
Production typeCopy
Credit line
Presented by Miss Enid Du Cane.
Object history
Presented by the artist's niece, Miss Enid Du Cane, 1913.
Association
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1913, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914
Collection
Accession number
E.1805-1913

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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