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King George IV crossing the Bar: PD.80-1991

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

King George IV crossing the Bar

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Porter, Robert Kerr

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 325 mm
Width: 400 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Brown wash
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink and brown wash over graphite on paper, laid down

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.80-1991
Primary reference Number: 12240
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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