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Town on a hill: PD.481-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Town on a hill

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Cox, David, the elder (Pupil of)

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 155 mm
Width: 233 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite
Wash
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink : Graphite, pen and ink with wash on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Mt Madina / the Vague Centre(?)
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.481-R
Primary reference Number: 29581
Temporary Perceval number: PB481
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

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) "Town on a hill" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29581 Accessed: 2024-11-22 01:37:05

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29581 |title=Town on a hill |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-22 01:37:05|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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