Watching Manouvres: 2167

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Titles

Watching Manouvres

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Rowlandson, Thomas

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Notes

History note: Ricketts and Shannon Collection

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 120 mm
Width: 326 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1794

School or Style

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Pen, ink and watercolour on paper
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: the first two letters of the name have been cut off when paper size was reduced

Text: [Ro]wlandson
Location: Lower left
Method of creation: Ink
Type: Signature

Text: 1794
Location: Lower left, following the above
Method of creation: Ink
Type: Date

Related exhibitions

(Fitzwilliam Museum, 1957)

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2167
Primary reference Number: 19140
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            University of Cambridge}}

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