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Trafalgar Square: 1540

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Trafalgar Square

Maker(s)

Painter: Le Sidaner, Henri Eugène

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Notes

History note: With the Goupil Gallery, London; Mrs Frederick Leverton Harris

Measurements and weight

Height: 59.1 cm
Width: 72.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1931) by Harris, Frederick Leverton, Mrs

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Oil paint
Pastels (crayons)

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Pastel mixed with water on a partially primed canvas glazed in places with thin oil paint

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: LE SIDANER
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 1540
Primary reference Number: 2963

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 May 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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