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Sand drawing of Osborne House: PD.532-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Sand drawing of Osborne House

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1852

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Ink
Sand

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Support Size Height 113 mm Width 152 mm
Drawn Area Height 72 mm Width 109 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Sand, pen and ink, watercolour on paper
Pen and ink
Sand drawing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Drawn with Alum Bay Sand
  • Location: Below, to left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: Osborne
  • Location: Below, centre
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: 1852
  • Location: Below, to right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: Osborne House Residence of the Queen.
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Blue ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.532-R
Primary reference Number: 29653
Temporary Perceval number: PB532-R
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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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sand drawing of Osborne House" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29653 Accessed: 2024-11-15 14:47:31

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