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Sketch of a town square: PD.531-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Sketch of a town square

Maker(s)

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

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 144 mm
Width: 204 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1771 : Traces of a watermark - cut off.

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, squared in ink for transfer
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Calais Market Place
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 1771
  • Location: Lower right, below the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.531-R
Primary reference Number: 29716
Temporary Perceval number: PB531
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) "Sketch of a town square" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29716 Accessed: 2024-04-26 23:02:16

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29716 |title=Sketch of a town square |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-26 23:02:16|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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