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Capriccio - interior (?) with ruined archway and figures: 3626

Current Location: In storage

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Capriccio - interior (?) with ruined archway and figures

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Clérisseau, Charles Louis

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 383 mm
Width: 315 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1821) by Whittaker, J. W.

Note

Figs - probably by Bartolozzi - the ruins based on the Basilica of Maxentius?

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( mounted on another sheet of paper)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour, bodycolour and ink, on paper, mounted on another sheet of paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: No. 48
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3626
Primary reference Number: 6183

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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