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A winter scene in Kampen: PD.89-1963

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A winter scene in Kampen

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Avercamp, Hendrick

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Perhaps in the collection of Pieter Testas de Jonge, sold Amsterdam, 29 March 1757, Omslag D., no. 157 (?); Lady Bentinck; William Esdaile (Lugt 2617), 1819, his sale, Christie's, 24 June 1840, lot 1177, bt. W.B. Tiffin; with Zatzenstein, Zürich; with P. & D. Colnaghi, from whom bought by Sir Bruce Ingram (Lugt 1405a), December 1934

Measurements and weight

Height: 172 mm
Width: 265 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 ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Pen, brown ink and watercolour over black chalk, on paper, laid down

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: IANVUARIUS
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Text: WE
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: Henricus Avercamps
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: h. Avercamp (in an 18th century hand)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: partly erased

  • Text: 15/28; 19/252/20; 6818
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: W Esdaile 1819 / Lady Bentinck's Collns. P 4 N 60 Stomme van Kampen / 1819.WE (in Esdaile's hand)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: (?) Xay 11fecit
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: gl
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Ink

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.89-1963
Primary reference Number: 4192
Lugt: 2617
Lugt: 1405a

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 7 August 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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