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On the Island of Elba: PD.90-1991

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

On the Island of Elba

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Smith, John Irthington (Warwick Smith)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 162 mm
Width: 233 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1777

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour over graphite on laid paper, laid down on card

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: on the Island of Elba - 1777
  • Location: Above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date
  • Text: grey / water darker than the rock / edge light greenish (colour notes)
  • Location: Throughout
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Coast of the Island of Elba, Corsica in the distance / J. Smith
  • Location: Mount, verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.90-1991
Primary reference Number: 13629
Temporary Reitlinger Number: R.D.92
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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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