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Corner of ruined building containing monuments with figures in foreground: 3658

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Corner of ruined building containing monuments with figures in foreground

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Clérisseau, Charles Louis

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 357 mm
Width: 288 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Ink
Watercolour
Gouache

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour, gouache, pen and ink, on paper, with painted ink border, stuck down on engraved page Clerisseau's Antig. de la France (?) ie. "Profils de L' Interieur du l... l' Amphitheatre de Nismes, therefore date? post 1778?
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: No 39
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3658
Primary reference Number: 6223
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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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