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Forested landscape with two distant figures, near the right-hand shore of a river: 3674/30

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Titles

Forested landscape with two distant figures, near the right-hand shore of a river

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Gilpin, William

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

1789 - 1794

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Watercolour wash
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Page Size Height 205 mm Width 285 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite and watercolour washes, with brown ink and ruled graphite margins on all sides, on laid paper, laid down

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: in an oval; monogram

  • Text: WG
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Embossed stamp
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: mo
  • Location: Album sheet, upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: IV
  • Location: Album sheet, upper right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3674/30
Primary reference Number: 10730

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Forested landscape with two distant figures, near the right-hand shore of a river" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10730 Accessed: 2024-04-25 05:49:21

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10730 |title=Forested landscape with two distant figures, near the right-hand shore of a river |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-25 05:49:21|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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