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Colonel Booth surveying the land: PD.514-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Colonel Booth surveying the land

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Booth, W. (Lt. Col.)

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 185 mm
Width: 237 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1778 : Watermark: L. Paine

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite, pen and ink with watercolour on laid paper
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Myself
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Taken / Gibraltar Rock / 1778 / W. Booth / delin
  • Location: Top right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Spanish fort
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Med.n Sea
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.514-R
Primary reference Number: 29667
Temporary Perceval number: PB514
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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Colonel Booth surveying the land" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29667 Accessed: 2024-11-24 15:50:41

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29667 |title=Colonel Booth surveying the land |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-24 15:50:41|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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