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Rocky landscape with figures: PD.176-1963

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Rocky landscape with figures

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Major, Isaak (Attributed to)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: With Messrs Colnaghi; bt. Ingram (Lugt 1405a), July 1951 £12

Measurements and weight

Height: 203 mm
Width: 298 mm

Relative size of this object

29.8 m20.3 m What does this represent?

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Formerly attributed to Hans Bol [1534-1593]

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Brown ink
Grey ink
Whitening
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Point of the brush with grey and brown ink, and watercolour, over traces of black chalk, with highlights in white - oxidised, and a line of brown ink bordering it on all sides, on paper laid down

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Hans Boll
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Hans Boll
  • Location: On the old mount
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Roland Saverij
  • Location: On the old mount
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 969
  • Location: On the old mount
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: Colnagh no. A.18416 Ta / - / -
  • Location: On the old mount
  • Text: IB
  • Text: CWP 46
  • Type: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.176-1963
Primary reference Number: 5363
Lugt: 1405a
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 24 May 2022 Last processed: Monday 25 July 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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