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A staircase at Greenwich Hospital - a vignette: PD.83-2015

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A staircase at Greenwich Hospital - a vignette

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Davis, John Scarlett

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Notes

History note: John Hinxman; C.R. Rudolf; Sir Bruce Ingram, sale 17/2/1965 (Sotheby's 'Collection of English Drawings, Part IV), lot 601; bt. Angew (£10); sale (Christie's) 15/10/1968, lot 72; bt. Colnaghi (£65); bt. Batchelor from Messrs P&D Colnaghi, London, November 1968.

Legal notes

Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1836

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite, pen and ink, pale green wash heightened with white

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Scarlett Davis 1836
  • Location: Sheet lower
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.83-2015
Primary reference Number: 210205

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 7 December 2016 Updated: Wednesday 20 April 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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