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Chelsea: 1719

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Titles

Chelsea

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Varley, John

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 185 mm
Width: 275 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1824 : watermark: C. Widmott 1820

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour over traces of black chalk on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: J. Varley
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1824
  • Location: Lower left, below the above
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Date
  • Text: From the watercolour exhibition Chelsea by Varley
  • Location: Old mount
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: Chelsea Church / & Battersea Bridge / J. Varley 1823
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1719
Primary reference Number: 14112

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Chelsea" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/14112 Accessed: 2024-05-03 19:40:07

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/14112 |title=Chelsea |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-03 19:40:07|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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