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Mother and child in a kitchen: PD.25-1958

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Mother and child in a kitchen

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Schenau, Johann Eleazar

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 97 mm
Width: 80 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1958-01-16) by Knowles, Guy John Fenton

Note

Strongly influenced by the contemporary French genre-scenes, those by Chardin in particular; formerly assigned to J.E. Zeissig

School or Style

German School

Materials used in production

Dark grey wash
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink : Pen and ink, with dark grey wash, on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Eleazar Schenau
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Pen and ink
  • Text: XVIIIième S. Ecole Française / Eleazare Schenau
  • Location: Verso of mount
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.25-1958
Primary reference Number: 5979
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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