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The Crystal Pool - an illustration to Cunningham's Poems
Draughtsman: Cotman, John Sell
History note: J.S Cotman (?); Dr Guillemard; Sold Sotheby's, 10 July 1980 (lot 6)
From the Biffen Fund - bought with PD.40-1980.
Height: 222 mm
Width: 321 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bought (1980) by Sotheby's
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Grey wash over graphite on paper formerly laid down on card
Accession number: PD.39-1980
Primary reference Number: 14836
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "The Crystal Pool - an illustration to Cunningham's Poems" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/14836 Accessed: 2023-06-04 16:41:21
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Accession Number: P.6480-R
Accession Number: P.6481-R
Accession Number: P.6482-R
Accession Number: MAR.C.135 & A-1912
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