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A landscape study of rocks and grasses: PD.40-1969

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Titles

A landscape study of rocks and grasses

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Dyce, William

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Notes

History note: Lt.-Col. the Rt Hon. the Lord Burnham, Hall Barn, Beaconsfield, Bucks; Albany Gallery

Legal notes

From the Fairhaven Fund.

Measurements and weight

Height: 224 mm
Width: 312 mm

Relative size of this object

31.2 m22.4 m What does this represent?

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1969) by Albany Gallery

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Dyce (in a 19th C. hand)
  • Location: Verso

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.40-1969
Primary reference Number: 10422
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 17 May 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 18 May 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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