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A dead stag lying on a wheelbarrow: PD.173-1961

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

A dead stag lying on a wheelbarrow

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Landseer, Edwin Henry

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Bought at the Landseer Sale, Christie's, 8 May 1874

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1960

Measurements and weight

Height: 359 mm
Width: 506 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

Production date: AD 1845

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Paper
Coloured chalks

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Coloured chalks on discoloured buff paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: in a circle; monogram

  • Text: EL
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1845
  • Location: Lower centre, following the above
  • Type: Date
  • Text: 837 / Clarke(underlined)
  • Location: Old frame, verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.173-1961
Primary reference Number: 11768
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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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