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Sketchbook: 1090

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Titles

Sketchbook

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Towne, Francis

Categories

Description

46 ff; ff.43, 44, 45 and 46 are blank on both recto and verso, and are not listed individually elsewhere

Notes

History note: Bt. from Miss Judith A. Merivale, 4 Park Town, Oxford, together with nos. 1091-1093 in 1923 for £30

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1923) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

Production date: AD 1809

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Sheet Size Height 154 mm Width 228 mm
Book Size Height 160 mm Width 236 mm

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Francis Towne
  • Location: Inside cover
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: August 24. 1809
  • Location: Inside cover, below the above
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Capel Cergi etc / 1809 (in the hand of the artist)
  • Location: Cover
  • Method of creation: Ink

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 1090
Primary reference Number: 13824

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

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) "Sketchbook" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/13824 Accessed: 2024-05-01 10:11:14

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/13824 |title=Sketchbook |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-01 10:11:14|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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