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Capriccio - tall ruin, shed (?) and fragments of sculpture and pediments: 3661

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Capriccio - tall ruin, shed (?) and fragments of sculpture and pediments

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Clérisseau, Charles Louis

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 310 mm
Width: 475 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Ink
Gouache

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour, gouache, underdrawing in pen and ink, on paper, laid down
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: No. 63
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3661
Primary reference Number: 6226
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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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