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View of Burgh Castle: 3353C

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Titles

View of Burgh Castle

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Paget, Charles, Lord

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 200 mm
Width: 362 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown by Unknown

Dating

Production date: AD 1829

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of card

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite on card

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: North East Tower Burgh Church in the distance
  • Location: Above drawing
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Burgh Castle
  • Location: Left, towards bottom of castle wall
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: a Keep
  • Location: Centre, towards bottom of castle wall
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: P.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1829
  • Location: Lower centre-right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date
  • Text: C. Paget
  • Location: Verso, lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1829
  • Location: Verso, lower right, following the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Burgh Castle. / North East Tower, Burgh Church in the distance
  • Location: Verso, below the above
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3353C
Primary reference Number: 18695

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "View of Burgh Castle" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/18695 Accessed: 2024-05-06 04:27:20

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/18695 |title=View of Burgh Castle |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-06 04:27:20|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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