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View of the Convent of S. Onofrio on the Janiculum, Rome: PD.1-1960

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Titles

View of the Convent of S. Onofrio on the Janiculum, Rome

Maker(s)

Painter: Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille

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Legal notes

Given by Captain S.W. Sykes, O.B.E., M.C., 1960

Measurements and weight

Height: 22 cm
Width: 33 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1960) by Sykes, Stanley William

Dating

1820s
Production date: AD 1826

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( marouflé to canvas)

Techniques used in production

Painting : Oil on paper marouflé to canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: fevrier 1828
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Scratched out with the back of the brush
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Alex. Reid & Lefevre Ltd., 1A King Street, St. James's, London; (inscribed in typed letters, "Oil painting by J.B.C. Corot")
  • Location: Stretcher
  • Method of creation: Printed label
  • Type: Label
  • Text: 54 / 1814
  • Location: Stretcher
  • Method of creation: Blue chalk
  • Type: Number
  • Text: Robaut 97 (twice)
  • Location: Stretcher
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 1590
  • Location: Stretcher
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Label
  • Text: Property of Pervy Moore Turner
  • Location: Stretcher
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 5
  • Location: Stretcher
  • Method of creation: Red chalk
  • Type: Number
  • Text: stamp of the Douane Central, Paris
  • Location: Canvas, verso
  • Type: Stamp
  • Text: A 316
  • Location: Frame
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.1-1960
Primary reference Number: 2555

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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