Hardraw Fall: PD.227-1961

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Titles

Hardraw Fall

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Notes

History note: William Quilter, sold Christie's, 18 May 1889, lot 95, bt. Vokins (£635 5s); E. Steinkopf, sold Christie's, 24 May 1935, lot 55, bt. Fine Art Society (78 gns) who sold it to Sir Jeremiah Colman, 1935; his Sale Christie's, 25 March 1935, lot 12, bt. Fine Art Society, who sold it ot J.E. Bullard, 1955

Measurements and weight

Height: 292 mm
Width: 415 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Bullard, John Eric

Dating

Circa 1816 - 1818

School or Style

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite
Gum arabic

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and gum arabic over graphite with scratching out on paper

References and bibliographic entries

Turner page(s): 256
The engraved work of J. M. W. Turner, R. A. page(s): 102
J.M.W. Turner, R.A. 1775-1851; a catalogue of Drawings and Watercolours in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge page(s): 45
The Life and Work of J.M.W. Turner

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.227-1961
Primary reference Number: 13934
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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

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            University of Cambridge}}

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