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View of the Rialto, Venice: 1054.f.67

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

View of the Rialto, Venice

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Lewis, John Frederick

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Lord Northwick, 1920; E.G. Spencer-Churchill, 1912

Measurements and weight

Height: 110 mm
Width: 141 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1921) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

White chalk
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( grey)
Folio Size Height 241 mm Width 215 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite heightened with white chalk, on grey paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: oct. 26
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Date
  • Text: A large, tho' incompleted / water-colour, for which this / is a sketch, & wh also came / from the collection of Lord Northwick, is in the possession / of Mr Girtin / May 20, 1929.
  • Location: Folio
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1054.f.67
Primary reference Number: 11912
Stable URI

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "View of the Rialto, Venice" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11912 Accessed: 2024-05-16 10:34:50

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11912 |title=View of the Rialto, Venice |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-16 10:34:50|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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