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Coniston Old Man
Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (Ascribed to)
History note: Dr Crawford J. Pocock (see L. 579); John Ruskin; Arthur Severn sale, Sotheby's, 20 May 1931, lot 113, bt. for the Friends of the Fitzwilliam (£10)
Height: 252 mm
Width: 362 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (1931) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Support composed of paper
Drawing (image-making) : Recto: blue-grey wash with some graphite verso: graphite on paper
Accession number: 1587
Primary reference Number: 14042
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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