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Preparing for the flight: 2466

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Preparing for the flight

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Keene, Charles Samuel

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: ?Mrs Edwin Edwards; Dr Philip Gosse

Measurements and weight

Height: 242 mm
Width: 345 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1942) by Gosse, Philip

Dating

Circa 1850 - 1855

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Whitening

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( grey, laid down)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour with white highlights on grey paper, laid down on card

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2466
Primary reference Number: 11719
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Preparing for the flight" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11719 Accessed: 2024-11-07 22:03:35

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11719 |title=Preparing for the flight |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-07 22:03:35|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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