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Amboise: 3560

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Titles

Amboise

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Jones, George

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1873-10) by Jones, Mrs

Dating

Production date: AD 1817-11-16

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Blue wash
Brown ink wash
White bodycolour
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( blue)
Sight Size Height 172 mm Width 159 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Brown ink and brown ink wash with blue wash, black chalk and white bodycolour on blue toned paper, laid down on brown paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Amboise
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: G.J.
  • Location: Lower right of centre
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Amboise
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: Nov. 16. '17
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Date
  • Text: 20.13
  • Location: Mount, verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3560
Primary reference Number: 21751

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019

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) "Amboise" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/21751 Accessed: 2024-05-04 01:19:18

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/21751 |title=Amboise |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-04 01:19:18|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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