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Country cottage, with two figures in foreground, left: PD.55-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Country cottage, with two figures in foreground, left

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Gainsborough, Thomas

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 111 mm
Width: 184 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Coloured wash
Ink
Laid paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Pen and ink with coloured washes, on laid paper, tipped onto another sheet of laid paper
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Gainsborough
  • Location: Mount, lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: No. 72
  • Location: Mount, lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.55-R
Primary reference Number: 28394
Temporary Perceval number: PB55
Stable URI

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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Country cottage, with two figures in foreground, left" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/28394 Accessed: 2024-11-22 07:30:35

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