Drawing
1768 (drawn)
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Warrior, partly draped, stooping to obtain water from a brook in his helmet and supporting himself on his shield; Drawn with red and black chalk, heightened with white, the hair in brown crayon; Inscribed, The first drawing done by J. Bapt, Cipriani at the opening of the Royal Academy, 1768, and by him given to me.-J. MEYER.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | drawn with red and black chalk, heightened with white, the hair in brown crayon |
| Brief description | Cipriani, Giovanni Battista; Warrior, using his helmet to obtain water from a brook; Drawn with red and black chalk, heightened with white, the hair in brown crayon; Drawn at the opening of the Royal Academy; English School; 1768. |
| Physical description | Warrior, partly draped, stooping to obtain water from a brook in his helmet and supporting himself on his shield; Drawn with red and black chalk, heightened with white, the hair in brown crayon; Inscribed, The first drawing done by J. Bapt, Cipriani at the opening of the Royal Academy, 1768, and by him given to me.-J. MEYER. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed, The first drawing done by J. Bapt, Cipriani at the opening of the Royal Academy, 1768, and by him given to me.-J. MEYER. |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
| Object history | Inscribed, The first drawing done by J. Bapt, Cipriani at the opening of the Royal Academy, 1768, and by him given to me.-J. MEYER. This is presumably Jeremiah Meyer, a founder-member of the Royal Academy. |
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| Bibliographic reference | DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874. |
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| Accession number | DYCE.666 |
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| Record created | October 30, 2009 |
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