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Sea-eagle on a wave-lashed rock: PD.97-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Sea-eagle on a wave-lashed rock
Translated as: A sea-eagle on a rock

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

A sea-eagle on a rock (description from the Messel-Rosse inventory)

Notes

History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); his daughter Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)

Legal notes

Bought with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1985) by Countess of Rosse, Anne

Dating

18th Century
1700 - 1800

Note

(or Kano School)

School or Style

Tosa School

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Gold and black

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.97-1985
Primary reference Number: 126083
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 31 May 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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