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Sketch: 1258(16)

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Sketch

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Caldecott, Randolph

Entities

Categories

Description

The head of a letter with a sketch (addressed to Clough)

Measurements and weight

Height: 53 mm
Width: 114 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1927-08) by Holliday, J. R.

Dating

Production date: AD 1876-04-24

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink : Pen and ink on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 27
  • Location: Mount, top right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Grt. Russell Street, 24th. April, 1876, Monday night
  • Location: Letter
  • Method of creation: Ink?
  • Text: Telling the / story of his / first oil / hung at the / R.A.
  • Location: Left of drawing
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: (writing)
  • Location: Verso

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1258(16)
Primary reference Number: 9226
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

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) "Sketch" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/9226 Accessed: 2024-12-22 10:23:18

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/9226 |title=Sketch |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 10:23:18|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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