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The Chimney-piece
Fuseli, Johann Heinrich
(Draughtsman)
History note: Sir Herbert Horne; bt. Sir Edward Howard Marsh, in 1904
Through the National Art Collections Fund
Height: 435 mm
Width: 270 mm
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1953)
by
Marsh, Edward Howard
Grey wash
Watercolour
Brown wash
Whitening
Graphite
Iron gall ink
Support composed of paper ( backed with wove paper)
Watercolour : Graphite, pen and iron gall ink, grey and brown wash and watercolour with white highlights on chain paper, backed with wove paper
Accession number: PD.15-1953
Primary reference Number: 10680
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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10680 Accessed: 2022-05-20 04:52:58
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Accession Number: C.89-1928
Accession Number: C.2797-1928
Accession Number: E.GA.4601.1943
Accession Number: E.63b.1955
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