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Two Brown Sandpipers: PD.566-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Two Brown Sandpipers

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Drawn Area Height 122 mm Width 174 mm
Sheet Size Height 195 mm Width 257 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite, pen and ink with watercolour, drawn withing ruled ink margins, on paper
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: lack eyes / in dusky / red
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Tringa .... Brown Sandpipers
  • Location: Below
  • Method of creation: Red ink
  • Text: In Trinity College
  • Location: Verso, top
  • Method of creation: Red ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.566-R
Primary reference Number: 29784
Temporary Perceval number: PB566
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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Two Brown Sandpipers" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29784 Accessed: 2024-11-28 08:54:34

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29784 |title=Two Brown Sandpipers |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-28 08:54:34|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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