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Pluscardine Abbey, Elgin, 1792: 1682

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Titles

Pluscardine Abbey, Elgin, 1792

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Dayes, Edward
Draughtsman: Moore, James

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 166 mm
Width: 219 mm

Relative size of this object

21.9 m16.6 m What does this represent?

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933) by Guillemard, Francis Henry Hill

Dating

Production date: AD 1792

Note

See 'inscriptions/marks'

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite and watercolour on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Edwd. Dayes
  • Location: Mount
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1792
  • Location: Mount
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Jas. Moore Delt. 16th. Sept. (?) 1792
  • Location: Mount
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Pluscardine Abbey, Elginsh
  • Location: Mount

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1682
Primary reference Number: 10270

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Pluscardine Abbey, Elgin, 1792" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10270 Accessed: 2023-06-02 09:56:25

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