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A wooden bridge and landscape at Charenton: 904*2.f.2

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Object information

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Titles

A wooden bridge and landscape at Charenton

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Della Bella, Stefano

Entities

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Notes

History note: Benjamin Fillon (1819-1881); undated, unprovenanced sale in France, lot 31; Hippolyte Destailleur (1882-1893); Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1917-12) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1640

School or Style

Italian
Florentine School

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Leaf Size Height 102 mm Width 215 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen and brown ink over sparse black chalk, with a black chalk borderline on laid paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Destailleur's hand

  • Text: Charenton
  • Location: Lower centre, below borderline
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 2.
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: No 2
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Black chalk

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 904*2.f.2
Primary reference Number: 36230
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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