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Sonning Weir on the River Thames: 1767

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Sonning Weir on the River Thames

Maker(s)

Fripp, George Arthur

Categories

Notes

History note: Bt Mr Carr of Pudsey for 120 guineas at the Society of Watercolour Painters, 1874; bt. Sir T. Clifford Albutt, 1885

Measurements and weight

Height: 384 mm
Width: 556 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1935) by Allbutt, Thomas Clifford

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Paper
Watercolour
Gouache

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: George A. Fripp
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Watercolour
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: G. Fripp. Sonning Weir Exhd. in Soc. of Painters in W.Colours in 1874. Bought of Mr. Carr of Pudsey who gave Mr. Fripp 120 guineas for it. T.C.A. 1885
  • Location: On label, verso of frame
  • Method of creation: In ink
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 1767
Primary reference Number: 118667

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

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