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Sketch for "Reading the Will", c. 1818: 738(10)

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Sketch for "Reading the Will", c. 1818

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Wilkie, David

Entities

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Measurements and weight

Height: 186 mm
Width: 245 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1912) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

Note

A study for the oil sketch for this painting was formerly in the collection of Malcolm Stearns Jun. The composition was considerably altered in teh final version of this painting, now in the Neue Pinakotek, Munich (no. 890).

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Graphite
Wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite, pen and brown ink and wash on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: 738(10)
Primary reference Number: 14395

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sketch for "Reading the Will", c. 1818" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/14395 Accessed: 2024-05-05 09:37:26

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