Skip to main content

Landscape with cottages and figures: PD.10-1947

Awaiting location update

Titles

Landscape with cottages and figures

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Monro, Thomas (Attributed to)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Randall Davies, bought as part of lot 251 at the Randall Davies Sale, Sotheby's, 10-12 February 1947

Measurements and weight

Height: 218 mm
Width: 285 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1947-02) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Note

Formerly attributed to Cornelius Varley (1781-1873).

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Whitening
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( blue)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black chalk, heigtened with white, on blue paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: W. Mulready / Ingram says Cornelius Varley
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.10-1947
Primary reference Number: 8390

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Landscape with cottages and figures" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/8390 Accessed: 2024-05-02 21:34:34

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/8390 |title=Landscape with cottages and figures |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-02 21:34:34|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-8390

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of Tile picture

Tile picture

Accession Number: C.2398-1928

An image of Painting

Landscape with figures

Accession Number: 45

An image of Painting

Landscape with figures

Accession Number: 335

An image of PD.15-2005_201401_adn21_dc1.jpg

Landscape with figures

Accession Number: PD.15-2005

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

Featured image for the project: Landscape with Figures - Art print

Landscape with Figures - Art print

£30.00

Featured image for the project: Snowy Landscape at Eragny - Christmas card pack

Snowy Landscape at Eragny - Christmas card pack

£7.00

Featured image for the project: Autumn Landscape - Art print

Autumn Landscape - Art print

£30.00

Featured image for the project: Landscape - Art print

Landscape - Art print

£30.00

You might be interested in this...

The Fitzwilliam Museum's gallery 3 roof

Tickled Pink: Unexpected Discoveries in the Painting Technique and Treatment History of Pinturicchio’s Virgin and Child

Featured image for the project: Landscape with Figures - Art print

Landscape with Figures - Art print

The Fitzwilliam Museum's gallery 3 roof

The grass is always greener on the other side: conservation of the Portrait of Elisabeth de Valois

Featured image for the project: Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo