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The coming storm: 1765

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Titles

The coming storm

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Fielding, Anthony Vandyke Copley

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Legal notes

Bequeathed 1925

Measurements and weight

Height: 245 mm
Width: 359 mm

Relative size of this object

35.9 m24.5 m What does this represent?

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1935) by Allbutt, Thomas Clifford

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: Copley Fielding
  • Location: Lower right of centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 22
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1765
Primary reference Number: 11207
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Monday 29 March 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "The coming storm" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11207 Accessed: 2023-03-30 19:41:52

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