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Despair: 3694.f.22

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Titles

Despair

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Sadier, Frederick

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

School or Style

English

Materials used in production

Brown wash
White bodycolour

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( laid down)
Drawn Area Height 193 mm Width 148 mm
Leaf Height 425 mm Width 266 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Brown wash with slight touches of white on laid paper, laid down on mount sheet, surrounded by lines of ink and wash, laid down on album leaf

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 22
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Despair
  • Location: Above drawing
  • Method of creation: Black ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3694.f.22
Primary reference Number: 42783

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Despair" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/42783 Accessed: 2024-05-03 20:03:15

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/42783 |title=Despair |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-03 20:03:15|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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