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View of Paddington canal: PD.520-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

View of Paddington canal

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Booth, W. (Lt. Col.)

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 117 mm
Width: 272 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1813-10-01 : Watermark: a crest.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite, pen and ink with watercolour on laid paper
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: View on Paddington Canal
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 1st Oct 1813
  • Location: Upper left, below the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date

Inscription present: a bill?

  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.520-R
Primary reference Number: 29693
Temporary Perceval number: PB520
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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "View of Paddington canal" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29693 Accessed: 2024-10-31 18:12:35

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29693 |title=View of Paddington canal |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-10-31 18:12:35|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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