Study of a masted boat: PD.42-1993

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Study of a masted boat

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Varley, Cornelius

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Notes

History note: Artist's descendants

Legal notes

From the Biffen Fund.

Measurements and weight

Height: 475 mm
Width: 325 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1993) by Somerville, Stephen

School or Style

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite and watercolour on paper

References and bibliographic entries

British Landscape Watercolours 1780-1850 page(s): 98-9

Related exhibitions

Hockney’s Eye. The Art and Technology of Depiction

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.42-1993
Primary reference Number: 14110
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 18 November 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Study of a masted boat" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/14110 Accessed: 2023-06-09 12:32:04

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            University of Cambridge}}

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