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Study of a thistle Mountainous landscape with a town and a fortified chateau
Draughtsman: Della Bella, Stefano
History note: Benjamin Fillon (1819-1881); undated, unprovenanced sale in France, lot 31; Hippolyte Destailleur (1882-1893); Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919)
Method of acquisition: Given (1917-12) by Murray, Charles Fairfax
Production date: circa AD 1640
Support
composed of
laid paper
Leaf Size
Height 102 mm
Width 215 mm
Drawing (image-making) : Recto: pen and brown ink verso: pen and brown ink over black chalk, framed on three sides by a line of brown ink on laid paper
Inscription present: Destailleur's hand
Accession number: 904*2.f.50
Primary reference Number: 36451
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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