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Continental Street Scene: PD.37-1964

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Titles

Continental Street Scene

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Callow, William

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: With John Manning, London, Twenty-second Exhibition, 1964, (37)

Legal notes

From the Fairhaven Fund.

Measurements and weight

Height: 154 mm
Width: 225 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1964) by John Manning

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper (fibre product) ( stuck down on card and overmounted)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour over graphite on paper stuck down on card and overmounted

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: W. Callow
  • Location: Bottom left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Rue Butin
  • Location: Street sign
  • Location: Mount, bottom right
  • Method of creation: W. Callow
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Street scene / J.D. Harding / JS
  • Location: Original mount, verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.37-1964
Primary reference Number: 9255

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 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) "Continental Street Scene" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/9255 Accessed: 2024-05-05 19:51:34

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