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Three cows on the bank of a river, with a castle and mountains behind: 3674/34

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Three cows on the bank of a river, with a castle and mountains behind

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: g
  • Location: Album sheet, upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: VIII
  • Location: Album sheet, upper right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3674/34
Primary reference Number: 10734
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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Three cows on the bank of a river, with a castle and mountains behind" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10734 Accessed: 2024-12-04 19:36:30

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10734 |title=Three cows on the bank of a river, with a castle and mountains behind |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-04 19:36:30|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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