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Mountainous landscape, foreground with a plain distant: 3673.9

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Mountainous landscape, foreground with a plain distant

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Gilpin, William

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 121 mm
Width: 167 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1785 - Circa 1788

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite
Wash
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and ink with wash over graphite surrounded by graphite line, on laid paper, attached to album sheet

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: in a horizontal oval - Gilpin's studio stamp

  • Text: WG
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Blind stamp

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3673.9
Primary reference Number: 36492
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) "Mountainous landscape, foreground with a plain distant" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/36492 Accessed: 2024-12-21 17:37:29

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/36492 |title=Mountainous landscape, foreground with a plain distant |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-21 17:37:29|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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