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Brill: 1389.5

Awaiting location update

Titles

Brill
Sketches of foreign costume

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Lewis, George Robert

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 85 mm
Width: 128 mm

Place(s) associated

  • Brill

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1927-08) by Holliday, J. R.

Dating

Production date: AD 1819

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour over graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Brill G.L.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1819
  • Location: Lower left, following the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date
  • Text: G.R. Lewis
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1389.5
Primary reference Number: 20806

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Brill" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/20806 Accessed: 2024-05-03 18:13:16

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