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Tomb with fountain: 3665

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Tomb with fountain

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Clérisseau, Charles Louis

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 330 mm
Width: 478 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Gouache

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( mounted)
Mount Height 400 mm Width 541 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Gouache on paper, overlaid with contemporary blue mount

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: No. 17
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Academies. Desseins / No 342 / 20*2 / .Academies de Cochin pere / Carle Van Loo, Hallé, J Audran / Dandré / Bardon(*) et Drouais fils ((*) - Dandré Bardon (1700-1783) was painter and Director of the Academy in Marseilles. He wrote a book on the costume of the ancients which inspired Catherine the Great to build a Roman House which Clérriseau was commissioned to design)
  • Location: Verso, mount
  • Method of creation: Ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3665
Primary reference Number: 6233
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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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