Namur on the Meuse: 577

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Namur on the Meuse

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Notes

History note: Charles Stokes; Hannah Cooper, from whom purchased by John Ruskin, 1858

Measurements and weight

Height: 140 mm
Width: 190 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1861) by Ruskin, John

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1839

School or Style

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
Red ink
Grey ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( blue)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour, with pen, red and grey ink on blue paper

References and bibliographic entries

The Life of J.M.W Turner, R.A. (Thornbury) page(s): 593
Works page(s): 558, 603
A Complete Inventory of the Drawings of the Turner Bequest: with which are included the twenty-three drawings bequeathed by Henry Vaughan page(s): 685, 693
'A Riddle Resolved' page(s): 696
J.M.W. Turner, R.A. 1775-1851; a catalogue of Drawings and Watercolours in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge page(s): 55-6
The Life and Work of J.M.W. Turner

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 577
Primary reference Number: 13958
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Audit data

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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