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A Farm in Kent: PD.9-1971

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Titles

A Farm in Kent

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Palmer, Samuel

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Notes

History note: Herbert Palmer, Leicester Galleries, c. 1920; (their label on backboard), Dr. C.S. Myers, Gonville and Caius College; Mr. John Manning

Legal notes

Bought from the Biffen Fund, 1971

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1971) by The Biffen Fund

Dating

1840s
Production date: circa AD 1840 : dated by Lister (1988)

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
Brown chalk
Blue chalk
Gold paint

Components of the work

Support composed of card
Card Size Height 196 mm Width 419 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Brown chalk, blue chalk, watercolour, bodycolour, and gold paint on card, margins inlaid, lower right, and below, that on right painted over

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.9-1971
Primary reference Number: 12201

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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