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A view in the Lake District "from near Braithwaites": PD.2-1970

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Titles

A view in the Lake District "from near Braithwaites"

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Smith, John Irthington (Warwick Smith)

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Notes

History note: Curwen, Belle Isle, Westmoreland; Agnew (1969)

Legal notes

From the Fairhaven Fund.

Measurements and weight

Height: 344 mm
Width: 508 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1970) by Thomas Agnew and Sons Ltd

Dating

Production date: AD 1791

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite and watercolour on paper (laid down on a sheet of Whatman paper, with ink and wash margins drawn in)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: J. Smith
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1791
  • Location: Lower right, following the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date
  • Text: General View from Nr Braithwaites. No. 8
  • Location: Mount

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.2-1970
Primary reference Number: 13628
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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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