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A horse-drawn sledge on the ice: PD.77-1963

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A horse-drawn sledge on the ice

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Avercamp, Hendrick

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Notes

History note: With Colnaghi's; bt. Sir Bruce Ingram (Lugt 1405a), March 1938 ?

Measurements and weight

Height: 94 mm
Width: 143 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Ingram, Bruce Stirling, Sir

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Brown ink
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Black chalk, pen, brown ink, watercolour on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: (faint studies, ?architectural studies of a doorway
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.77-1963
Primary reference Number: 4180
Lugt: 1405a

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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