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Robin Hood Ale House, Oxford: 1716

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Robin Hood Ale House, Oxford

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Turner, William (Turner of Oxford)

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 200 mm
Width: 300 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933) by Guillemard, Francis Henry Hill

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: there is also an indecipherable vestige of an inscription, where it has been cut off

  • Text: W. Turner / ... ford
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: (No. 12). W. Turner, Oxford (probably in Turner's own hand)
  • Location: Verso
  • Text: Old buildings which formerly stood near Balliol College, Oxford (in a different hand)
  • Location: Verso

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1716
Primary reference Number: 14054
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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