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Sea piece: calm sea, with naval craft at anchor and sails set; ship's boat with crew at oars to right: 3699.f.54

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Titles

Sea piece: calm sea, with naval craft at anchor and sails set; ship's boat with crew at oars to right

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1894) by Cayley, Professor

Dating

Production date: AD 1827-08

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Drawing Height 108 mm Width 174 mm
Leaf Height 201 mm Width 262 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite on paper, laid down on album leaf, surrounded by ruled ink lines

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: LHS-
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Initials
  • Text: Aug 1827
  • Location: Lower left, following the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3699.f.54
Primary reference Number: 42685

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/42685 |title=Sea piece: calm sea, with naval craft at anchor and sails set; ship's boat with crew at oars to right |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-08 03:29:54|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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