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Dedham Vale
Draughtsman: Constable, John
History note: Isabel Constable Sale, Christie's, 11 June 1892, lot 142 (with Nos. 899.9 and 899.10), bought by Agnew for C. Fairfax Murray
Height: 75 mm
Width: 99 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: Given (1917-11) by Murray, Charles Fairfax
Circa 1802 - 1811
Support composed of laid paper
Drawing (image-making) : Graphite on laid paper, trimmed, slight brown border of approximately 4mm all round showing where previous mount was
Inscription present: inscribed later; in same hand as on verso of No. 899.9
Accession number: 899.6
Primary reference Number: 14878
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022) "Dedham Vale" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/14878 Accessed: 2022-11-29 19:22:39
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Accession Number: P.1471-R
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