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View of Lancaster: 1351

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

View of Lancaster

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Farington, Joseph

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 177 mm
Width: 367 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1927-08) by Holliday, J. R.

Dating

Production date: AD 1786-08-05

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Pen and ink with watercolour on paper
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: View of Lancaster. August. 5. 1786
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date
  • Text: .Jos Farington
  • Location: Lower left, following the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: View of Lancaster
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1351
Primary reference Number: 10556
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "View of Lancaster" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/10556 Accessed: 2024-11-21 21:41:40

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/10556 |title=View of Lancaster |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-21 21:41:40|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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