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River landscape with an angler: PD.1-1974

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

River landscape with an angler

Maker(s)

Painter: Müller, William James

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Notes

History note: With the Hazlitt Gallery, London; coll. the Hon. M.A. Tennyson; his sale, Christie's, 22 October 1971 (105), bt. Field; with Thos Agnew & Sons Ltd, London; bt. from Agnew's, 1974

Measurements and weight

Height: 30.2 cm
Width: 45.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1974) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

Production date: AD 1842

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood) millboard

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on millboard on wood

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: W. Müller
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1842
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Date

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.1-1974
Primary reference Number: 3681
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 22 November 2021 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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