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The Dutch Dock, Dunquerque: PD.14-1968

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Dutch Dock, Dunquerque

Maker(s)

Painter: Boudin, Eugène Louis

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Notes

History note: Allard et Noël (Paris); Miss Coats (London), her sale Christie's, 23 July 1957 (lot 24); Sidney Ernest Prestige

Legal notes

S.E. Prestige, 1965, with a life interest to his widow, who died 1968, when the picture was received

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1968) by Prestige, Sidney Ernest

Dating

Production date: AD 1889

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Frame Depth 7 cm Height 53.8 cm Width 76 cm
Canvas Height 36 cm Width 58 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: E. Boudin
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 89
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Dunquerque / juillet (?) (the last three letters of Dunquerque and all the second word rather worn)
  • Location: Lower right

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.14-1968
Primary reference Number: 2363
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 10 July 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 11 July 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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