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Track by a Pool: PD.79-1950

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Track by a Pool

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Constable, John

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Notes

History note: No trace in early sales; bought (with PD.78-1950) from Shepherd Bros. by T.W. Bacon, November 1889 for 10 gns.

Measurements and weight

Height: 137 mm
Width: 212 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1950) by Bacon, T.W.

Dating

1800s
Production date: circa AD 1804 : R.B. Beckett suggested orally to Reg Gedney (Worthing, 19 December 1965) a date of c. 1804. The motif in general is characteristic of the area around East Bergholt. Its technique, however, is close to that of Frost. (See 'documentation', 1976).

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite
Wash

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( repaired centre of right side)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite and traces of wash on laid paper

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.79-1950
Primary reference Number: 14866

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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