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Framlingham Castle from the West An Ash Tree
Draughtsman: Constable, John
History note: No trace in early sales
Height: 198 mm
Width: 250 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given (1917-11) by Murray, Charles Fairfax
Production date: recto AD 1815
Support composed of paper
Drawing (image-making) : Graphite on paper
Inscription present: in Constable's hand?
Accession number: 899.15
Primary reference Number: 14888
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Framlingham Castle from the West" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/14888 Accessed: 2023-02-01 06:46:59
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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/14888
|title=Framlingham Castle from the West
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-02-01 06:46:59|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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<div class="text-center"> <figure class="figure"> <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/pdp/pdp63/899_15_20_28recto_29_pc1.jpg" alt="Framlingham Castle from the West" class="img-fluid" /> <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Framlingham Castle from the West</figcaption> </figure> </div>
Accession Number: 899.1
Accession Number: PD.22-1990
Accession Number: PD.56-1958
Accession Number: P.66-2002
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