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Venice: 2439

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Titles

Venice

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Hughes, C. L.

Entities

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Description

Leaf from a sketchbook (left hand edge shows perforations).

Legal notes

Through F.L. Emanuel Esq.

Measurements and weight

Height: 291 mm
Width: 220 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1941-09-24) by Hughes, C. L.

Dating

Production date: AD 1929-09-29

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Blue chalk
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Black and blue chalk with watercolour on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Venice 29 Sep 29
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Black chalk
  • Type: Date
  • Text: painted by / C.L. Hughes
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2439
Primary reference Number: 20559

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Venice" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/20559 Accessed: 2024-04-20 11:06:21

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/20559 |title=Venice |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-20 11:06:21|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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