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The Temple Family: 2316

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Temple Family

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Downman, John

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: The artist; bequeathed to his only daughter, Mrs Isabella Cloe Benjamin; acquired by the Hon. George Neville, later Neville Granville, Dean of Windsor, c. 1825; by descent to Mrs Maitland; Lady Longmore; 2nd Series bt. from Lady Longmore in 1936 for the Museum by two anonymous Friends of the Fitzwilliam and by the N.A.C.F.

Legal notes

Bequeathed August 1937.

Measurements and weight

Height: 395 mm
Width: 277 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1938) by Anonymous

Dating

Production date: AD 1782

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite and black chalk, with stump, watercolour and white highlights on paper, laid down (chalk and/or watercolour applied to verso)

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2316
Primary reference Number: 15247
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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