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Study for 'The way down to the sea': PD.159-1961

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Titles

Study for 'The way down to the sea'

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: John, Augustus Edwin

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Legal notes

Bequeathed 1960.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

1900s
Circa 1906 - 1907

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Size Height 504 mm Width 326 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite on discoloured greyish-white paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: (labels for all of the exhibitions)
  • Location: Old frame, verso
  • Method of creation: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.159-1961
Primary reference Number: 11630

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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