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The Proclamation: 2279b

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Proclamation

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Wilkie, David

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 252 mm
Width: 166 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Note

Dr Lindsay Errington has suggested that this is a study for the painting 'Columbus discovering land'.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Pen and brown ink and watercolour on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: David Wilkie RA
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2279b
Primary reference Number: 14419
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 8 November 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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