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A newly married couple in a courtyard: Marlay 40-pl.12

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A newly married couple in a courtyard
Sage [?] seated by a tree

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 190 mm
Width: 130 mm

Relative size of this object

13 m19 m What does this represent?

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

School or Style

Mogul School

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Ink
Gold

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Mount

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Bodycolour, including white, pen and ink with gold on paper, laid down mount, verso: pen and ink on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: Marlay 40-pl.12
Primary reference Number: 34829

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 16 July 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "A newly married couple in a courtyard" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/34829 Accessed: 2023-06-05 19:30:54

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