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Saumur from the Pont de la Croix-Verte ?: P.322-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Saumur from the Pont de la Croix-Verte ?
City on one of the Rivers of France

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Brunet-Debaines, Alfred Louis
Designer: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Production date: AD 1879 : The original drawing was made c.1828

Note

One of nine plates illustrating The Life of J. M. W. Turner, by Ph. G. Hamerton, London, Seely, 1879. This plate appeared with the title "City on one of the Rivers of France".

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 110 mm Width 148 mm
Sheet Height 116 mm Width 152 mm

Techniques used in production

Aquatint
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A. Brunet-Debaines sc.
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.322-1991
Primary reference Number: 19159
BĂ©raldi: 34
BN Inventaire (19thC): 22
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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