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View of Rome: 2725

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

View of Rome

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Cowen, William

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 39 mm
Width: 533 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1944-12) by Wright, Harold J. L.

Dating

Production date: AD 1820

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink : Pen and ink on paper, laid down

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: W. Cowen
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1820
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Wm Cowen 1797 (Rotherham) - 1860 Roma (According to Chloe Bennett, the inscription is probably a later addition. It is unlikely that Cowen was in Italy at this time)
  • Location: Mount
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2725
Primary reference Number: 9883
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

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

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "View of Rome" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/9883 Accessed: 2024-12-23 01:00:04

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/9883 |title=View of Rome |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-23 01:00:04|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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