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A view in the Near East: PD.91-1991

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

A view in the Near East
View of an eastern city

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Roberts, David (Formerly attributed to)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 56 mm
Width: 95 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
White bodycolour

Components of the work

Support composed of card

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Recto: pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white incised and squared up for transfer verso: brown wash with white highlights on card

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: David Roberts
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.91-1991
Primary reference Number: 13273
Temporary Reitlinger Number: R.D.89
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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

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