The Bower Meadow: 1011

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Bower Meadow

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Measurements and weight

Height: 797 mm
Width: 673 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1920-11) by Dew-Smith, Mrs Alice

Note

This study is one of a number executed in preparation for the oil painting 'The Bower Meadow', painted in 1872

School or Style

Materials used in production

Coloured chalks

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Coloured chalks, on paper stretched over a frame

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: monogram

Text: DGR
Location: Lower left corner
Method of creation: Chalk
Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1011
Primary reference Number: 13358
Surtees: 229A
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 18 November 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "The Bower Meadow" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/13358 Accessed: 2023-06-06 17:47:22

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            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-06-06 17:47:22|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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