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Castel Sant' Elmo, from Capodimonte
Painter: Degas, Edgar
History note: Bequeathed by the artist to his niece, Jeanne Fèvre (according to a label on the stretcher); her sale, Galerie Jean Charpentier, Paris, 12 June 1934, no. 141, as Vue d'un couvent aux environs de Rome, effet de soir (sold for 1,000 FF); private collection, Paris, (bought at the Fèvre sale); David-Weill (label D W 34/36 on stretcher and D.WL.6 on frame); by descent to his granddaughter; with Hazlitt, Gooden and Fox, from whom purchased.
From the Gow, Cunliffe and Perceval Funds, with contributions from the National Art-Collections Fund and the Museums and Galleries Commission/Victoria and Albert Purchase Grant Fund.
Height: 20 cm
Width: 27 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (2000) by The Gow Fund Cunliffe Fund The Perceval Fund National Art Collections Fund Museums and Galleries Commission/Victoria & Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund
Production date: circa AD 1856
Support composed of paper ( laid down)
Painting (image-making) : Oil on paper, laid down on canvas
Accession number: PD.18-2000
Primary reference Number: 18350
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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