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An underground shrine: figures kneeling before a pieta: PD.200-2015

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Titles

An underground shrine: figures kneeling before a pieta

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Wilson, Richard

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Notes

History note: W. Lock; sale (Sotheby's), 3/5/1821; Richard Ford (author of the handbook for Spain); Mrs Richard Ford; John Ford; sale (Sotheby's) 5/4/1973 (lot 49, part), as 'church interior'; bt. Colnaghi; bt. Batchelor, November 1973.

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Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Oil

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 114 mm Width 89 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black chalk heightened with white chalk

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.200-2015
Primary reference Number: 215990
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Created: Tuesday 30 May 2017 Updated: Friday 8 October 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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