Shakespeare Cliff, Dover: PD.114-1950

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Shakespeare Cliff, Dover

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Notes

History note: C.F. Huth, not traceable in sale (Christie's, 1895), bt. T.W. Bacon

Measurements and weight

Height: 181 mm
Width: 245 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1950) by Bacon, T.W.

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1825

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Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on paper

References and bibliographic entries

Turner page(s): 250
J.M.W. Turner, R.A. 1775-1851; a catalogue of Drawings and Watercolours in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge page(s): 48
The Life and Work of J.M.W. Turner

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.114-1950
Primary reference Number: 13943
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 6 September 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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