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Sebastiano Ricci (Belluno 1659-Venice 1734)

The Death of Archimedes c. 1695

Pen and ink and wash | 14.9 x 11.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 907030

The Death of Archimedes

Sebastiano Ricci (Belluno 1659-Venice 1734)

The Death of Archimedes c. 1695

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

A pen and ink drawing of Archimedes being stabbed by a soldier. A preparatory study for Ricci's painting of the Death of Archimedes, Palazzo Vidman-Foscari, Venice, probably dated about 1695. In the painting the composition is reversed. Another drawing for the painting is RCIN 907029.

Provenance

Consul Joseph Smith; acquired by George III in 1762
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Sebastiano Ricci (Belluno 1659-Venice 1734)
(artist)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection Consul Joseph Smith (1674-1770)

Search the collection View the person page George III, King of the United Kingdom (1738-1820)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Archimedes (c. 287-212 BC)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Pen and ink and wash

pen and ink, wash

Measurements

14.9 x 11.8 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Category
Drawings / Watercolours
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
References

Other number(s)

RL 7030

B(V) : Blunt, A.F., 'Venetian Drawings' in Blunt, A.F., and Croft Murray, E., 1957. Venetian Drawings of XVII, XVIII Centuries in the Collection of HM The Queen at Windsor Castle, London – B(V) 328

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