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Old cottage, Swansea: 2686

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Titles

Old cottage, Swansea

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Harding, James Duffield

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 149 mm
Width: 218 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Brangwyn, Frank

Dating

Production date: AD 1851-09-23

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Bodycolour
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( blue, laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Black chalk and grey wash with white bodyolour on blue paper, laid down

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Swansea
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Sept. 23 1851
  • Location: Upper left, following the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date
  • Text: JDH
  • Location: Upper left, following the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2686
Primary reference Number: 11314

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

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) "Old cottage, Swansea" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/11314 Accessed: 2024-05-02 06:55:05

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/11314 |title=Old cottage, Swansea |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-02 06:55:05|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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