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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

View of a town

Maker(s)

Painter: Tillemans, Peter

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 38.7 cm
Width: 52.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

Production date: AD 1709

School or Style

Flemish

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: P Tillemans.F.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1709
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Date

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 226
Primary reference Number: 2084
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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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