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Scarlet Horse Chestnut: PD.115-1973.1

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Scarlet Horse Chestnut

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Robins, Thomas I

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Broughton, Henry Rogers, Major the Hon.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite
Gum arabic

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper Height 223 mm Width 202 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and some gum Arabic over graphite on laid paper, laid down on album leaf, surrounded by wash and ink lines

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: traces of graphite beneath ink inscription

  • Text: Scarlet ?Horse Chestnut
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Title

Inscription present: illegible

  • Text: [?]
  • Location: Lower left, following the above
  • Method of creation: Red ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.115-1973.1
Primary reference Number: 79701
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Scarlet Horse Chestnut" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/79701 Accessed: 2024-12-18 15:40:46

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