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Two sketches of mountainous landscape: PD.78-1972.f.21

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Two sketches of mountainous landscape
Sea at Barmouth

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Varley, Cornelius

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

From the Fairhaven Fund.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1972) by P. and D. Colnaghi and Co. Ltd

Dating

Production date: AD 1802

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Leaf Height 164 mm Width 362 mm
Recto
Verso

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: C Varley
  • Location: Verso, lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Sea at Barmouth or
  • Location: Verso, lower left, below the above
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: 1802
  • Location: Verso, lower centre
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.78-1972.f.21
Primary reference Number: 48871
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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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