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Capriccio - two fragments of dec. frieze in a landscape: 3646

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Capriccio - two fragments of dec. frieze in a landscape

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Clérisseau, Charles Louis

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 238 mm
Width: 178 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black wash
Black chalk
Watercolour
Ink
Gouache

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour, gouache, pen and ink over traces of black chalk, on paper, with black wash border
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: No 71
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3646
Primary reference Number: 6207
Stable URI

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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