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Ploughing: Study for 'The Mantle of Elijah': PD.157-1985

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Ploughing: Study for 'The Mantle of Elijah'

Maker(s)

Painter: Richmond, George

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Notes

History note: Sir Arthur Richmond, the artist's grandson; Sir Geoffrey Keynes

Legal notes

Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, in lieu of Capital taxes.

Measurements and weight

Height: 13.4 cm
Width: 16.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985) by Keynes, Geoffrey

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood)

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on panel

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.157-1985
Primary reference Number: 3816
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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

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