Asset ID:
1677
CMS Object ID:
760804
Accession Number:
WA.RS.REF.067
Title:
The Exterior of the Ducal Palace, Venice
Object Name:
drawing
Associated person(s) + dates:
Ruskin, John (1819 - 1900) (artist) (British)
Object dating:
1852 ; rule of Queen Victoria (1837 - 1900)
Nationality:
British
Associated place(s):
Ponte della Paglia (subject) ; Ponte dei Sospiri (subject) ; Piombi (subject)
Dimensions:
sheet 36.2 x 50.2 cm (height x width)
Materials/ techniques:
watercolour over graphite on off-white paper, some lines ruled, and with some scratching-out
Responsible department:
Western Art
Single/ multiple object:
Single
Asset copyright notice:
© Ashmolean Museum
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