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A sandy hollow: PD.1-1966

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A sandy hollow

Maker(s)

Painter: Crome, John

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Notes

History note: D. Gurney; bt. from his family by the 1st Lord Wimborne (1853-1914), 1867; his son, 1st Viscount Wimborne; his sale, Christie's, 2 March 1923 (64), bt. Colnaghi

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1959 with a life-interest to Lady Vera Murray Morrison, who d. 1966.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1966) by Knowles, Guy John Fenton

Dating

? 1812 - 1815

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Painted Surface Height 38.4 cm Width 51.1 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: R.A. label, Old Masters, 1881, "Bank with trees", lent Lord Wimborne, Canford Manor, when it was no. 22
  • Location: Verso
  • Type: Label
  • Text: 382 DP (Christie's)
  • Location: Vers
  • Type: Stencil
  • Text: (now illegible, some of it under the R.A. label)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: White chalk

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.1-1966
Primary reference Number: 845
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 8 September 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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