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Design for 'The Chelsea Pensioners reading the news of the Battle of Waterloo'
Draughtsman: Wilkie, David
History note: H.S. Reitlinger; sale (Sotheby's) 26/5/1954 ('Part VI'), lot 600; bt. Colnaghi & Co.; bt. Batchelor June 1954.
Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1820
Support
composed of
paper
Sheet
Height 113 mm
Width 183 mm
Drawing : Pen and brown ink
Accession number: PD.199-2015
Primary reference Number: 215867
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Design for 'The Chelsea Pensioners reading the news of the Battle of Waterloo'" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/215867 Accessed: 2024-11-22 04:47:13
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