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Capriccio - a ruin with steps at right water at left: 3667

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Capriccio - a ruin with steps at right water at left

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Clérisseau, Charles Louis

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Measurements and weight

Height: 328 mm
Width: 468 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black chalk
Watercolour
Gouache

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour, gouache, pen and ink, with trace of black chalk underdrawing, on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: No. 66
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 3667
Primary reference Number: 6234

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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