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Grasmere Village and Lake: 3997.31

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Grasmere Village and Lake

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Sunderland, Thomas

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 228 mm
Width: 338 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1828-11) by Wathen, James

Dating

Production date: AD 1808

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Brown ink
Blue wash
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black chalk, pen and brown ink, blue and grey wash on paper, laid down

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: (not possible to see because of the sheet being tipped onto the mounting card)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: View on Grassmere Village and Lake, Cumberland, by T. Sunderland Esq. 1808
  • Location: Mount, lower edge
  • Method of creation: Ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3997.31
Primary reference Number: 13751
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) "Grasmere Village and Lake" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/13751 Accessed: 2024-11-16 23:32:03

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/13751 |title=Grasmere Village and Lake |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-16 23:32:03|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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