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The breakwater: P.376-1949

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The breakwater

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1949) by Dodgson, Campbell

Dating

Production date: AD 1906

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Coloured ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Image Height 430 mm Width 973 mm
Sheet Height 451 mm Width 999 mm

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Lithography
Chiaroscuro woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: C H S 1906
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: C. H Shannon.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.376-1949
Primary reference Number: 119345
Derry: 67
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 2 August 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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