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Bright Cloud: PD.41-1998

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Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Bright Cloud
Sketch of a landscape

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Nash, Paul

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Sir Francis Meynell; Lord Croft

Legal notes

Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H.M. Government and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum, 1998

Measurements and weight

Height: 400 mm
Width: 582 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (1998) by H.M. Government

Dating

Production date: AD 1941

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Coloured pencil
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of pasteboard
Recto
Verso

Inscription or legends present

  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Blind stamp
  • Text: Paul Nash
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Blue pencil
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Bright Cloud / 3347 / 1
  • Location: Verso, top left
  • Method of creation: Brown pencil

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.41-1998
Primary reference Number: 12161
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 9 April 2021 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bright Cloud" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/12161 Accessed: 2024-11-25 08:57:54

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