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Landscape with a castle: PD.12-1954

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Landscape with a castle

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Varley, John

Entities

Categories

Description

This is one of the extraneous objects inserted by George Field into this presentation copy of his book 'Chromatics'.

Measurements and weight

Height: 95 mm
Width: 137 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1954) by Anonymous

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: J. Varley
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Illustration of the Tertiaries
  • Location: Sheet lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.12-1954
Primary reference Number: 20163

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

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) "Landscape with a castle" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/20163 Accessed: 2024-05-03 16:19:21

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