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An aged oak tree: PD.27-2010

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

An aged oak tree

Maker(s)

Palmer, Samuel

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Notes

History note: Collections: A H. Palmer; Carlos Peacock; G. L. Keynes (1982)

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Dr W.M. Keynes, 2009, received 2010

Measurements and weight

Height: 271 mm
Width: 357 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2010) by Keynes, W. M., Dr.

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1842

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black ink
Watercolour
Bodycolour
White highlights
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of brown paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour, bodycolour and pen and ink, heightened with white over graphite on brown paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Samuel Palmer
  • Location: Verso, center
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.27-2010
Primary reference Number: 176679

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 November 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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