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Le marais de la Souterraine: PD.148-1985

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Le marais de la Souterraine
Translated as: The marsh in the Souterraine

Maker(s)

Painter: Rousseau, Théodore

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Notes

History note: Normand; Claude Aubry, Paris; with the Hazlitt Gallery, London, 1956, from whom bought by John Tillotson, 1957

Legal notes

The John Tillotson Bequest, 1984, received 1985

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985) by Tillotson, John

Dating

1840s
Production date: AD 1842

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( maroufle to canvas)
Canvas Height 22.5 cm Width 29.5 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: TH ROUSSEAU
  • Location: Verso of canvas

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.148-1985
Primary reference Number: 2953

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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