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Cowthrop Oak: 3997.42

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Cowthrop Oak

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Sunderland, Thomas

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 205 mm
Width: 295 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1828-11) by Wathen, James

Dating

Production date: AD 1814

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black chalk and grey wash on paper, laid down

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: The / Cowthrope / Oak / 1814
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: Another view of Cowthrop Oak, / The soil it grows upon is gravelly, near the river Nidd, on the / turnpike road leading from Wetherby to Boroughbridge, on a / space or green adjoining a farm house belonging to the family of / the Lord Peters
  • Location: Mount, lower centre
  • Method of creation: Ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3997.42
Primary reference Number: 13765
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

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Cowthrop Oak" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/13765 Accessed: 2024-04-27 17:30:43

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