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Old castle ruins: PD.25-1995

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Titles

Old castle ruins

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Ayrton, Michael

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Part of the Shadrake Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1995) by Shadrake, Anthony Michael

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black ink
Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Size Height 271 mm Width 192 mm
Page Size Height 337 mm Width 280 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Pen and black ink with watercolour on paper, bordered on all sides by a line of graphite

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Faerie Queen / P(illegible) / C(illegible)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: (?) 22 / Dry Mount
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Black chalk

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.25-1995
Primary reference Number: 11175

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 8 April 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Old castle ruins" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11175 Accessed: 2024-05-04 21:34:23

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