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Lakeside scene with fishing boat: PD.70-1985

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Lakeside scene with fishing boat
Translated as: Fisherman in a boat on a lake beneath a tree

Maker(s)

Nobu Astu

Entities

Categories

Description

Fisherman in a boat on a lake beneath a tree (description from the Messel-Rosse inventory)

Notes

History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); his daughter Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)

Legal notes

Bought with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1985) by Countess of Rosse, Anne

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1750

School or Style

Sesho School

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.70-1985
Primary reference Number: 126050

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 31 May 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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