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A shooting pony: PD.175-1961

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

A shooting pony

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: 502 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

White chalk
Black chalk
Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( grey, discoloured)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black and white chalk, traces of red chalk, on discoloured grey paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: ? 518 / May 8 / 74
  • Location: Frame, verso
  • Method of creation: Press mark and white chalk

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.175-1961
Primary reference Number: 11770
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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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