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Castle on top of a hill overlooking a river, with duck hunters: PD.99-1973.223

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Castle on top of a hill overlooking a river, with duck hunters

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Heckel, Augustin

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Watercolour wash
Brown chalk
White bodycolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Drawn Area Height 234 mm Width 303 mm
Sheet Size Height 260 mm Width 323 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Pen and brown ink, brown chalk, watercolour washes, white bodycolour and graphite on blue-grey laid paper, attached to album sheet

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 223
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Inscription present: monogram

  • Text: AH
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.99-1973.223
Primary reference Number: 30513

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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