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Woman on horseback, towing a litter up a mountain track: PD.511-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Woman on horseback, towing a litter up a mountain track
Shipping: 'Sketch on the coast of Gower"

Maker(s)

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

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 113 mm
Width: 183 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1850s
Production date: ? AD 1858 : Date from inscription

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Recto
Verso

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: on the coast of Gower
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Sketch on the Coast of Gower - 1858
  • Location: Mount, verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.511-R
Primary reference Number: 29648
Temporary Perceval number: PB511
Stable URI

Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Woman on horseback, towing a litter up a mountain track" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29648 Accessed: 2025-12-09 11:19:12

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29648 |title=Woman on horseback, towing a litter up a mountain track |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-09 11:19:12|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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