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Study for a portrait (Barbara Graham Cowie): PD.205-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Study for a portrait (Barbara Graham Cowie)

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Cowie, James

Entities

Categories

Description

Preparatory drawing squared for the artist's diploma painting (oil in the Diploma Collection of the Royal Scottish Academy)

Notes

History note: Purchard by Batchelor from the Royal Scottish Academy, 1950.

Legal notes

Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

20th Century
Production date: AD 1938

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite, with blue, yellow and white chalk, on grey paper

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.205-2015
Primary reference Number: 215963
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Audit data

Created: Friday 26 May 2017 Updated: Tuesday 20 June 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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