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A wooded landscape with cottages: PD.1-1970

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A wooded landscape with cottages

Maker(s)

Painter: Hobbema, Meindert

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Notes

History note: The Earl of Radnor, by whom bequeathed to James Harris, M.P., 1776; the Earl of Malmesbury, 1876; Lord Masham; Lady Cunliffe-Lister (later Lady Swinton); Sir Felix Cassel; Percy B. Meyer; Anon. sale, Sotheby's, 3 December 1969, lot 9, repr., bt. Fielding

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1970) by Anonymous

Dating

Production date: AD 1665

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Frame Depth 10 cm Height 122.5 cm Width 150.8 cm
Canvas Height 96.3 cm Width 122.9 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Location: Lower foreground, on the path
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1665
  • Location: Lower foreground, on the path
  • Type: Date

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.1-1970
Primary reference Number: 1530
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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