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The shoreline of a river with two men and boats in the foreground, a town in the left background, a wooden bridge leading to a mill at the centre right, and scraggly trees at the far right: 904*2.f.8

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Titles

The shoreline of a river with two men and boats in the foreground, a town in the left background, a wooden bridge leading to a mill at the centre right, and scraggly trees at the far right

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Della Bella, Stefano

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Notes

History note: Benjamin Fillon (1819-1881); undated, unprovenanced sale in France, lot 31; Hippolyte Destailleur (1882-1893); Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1917-12) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1640

School or Style

Italian
Florentine School

Materials used in production

Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Leaf Size Height 102 mm Width 215 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen and ink within two ruled brown ink borders on laid paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: [?]

  • Text: 11
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: No. 8
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Black chalk

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 904*2.f.8
Primary reference Number: 36236
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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