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A sportsman leaning on his gun: PD.82-1963

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A sportsman leaning on his gun

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Avercamp, Hendrick

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: With Colnaghi's; bt. Ingram (Lugt 1405a), July 1938

Measurements and weight

Height: 127 mm
Width: 66 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Ingram, Bruce Stirling, Sir

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Brown ink
Black chalk
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( presumably cut from a larger sheet)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Pen, ink and watercolour over black chalk, with a line of brown ink bordering it on all sides, on paper
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Inscription

  • Text: Recto: Graphite, centre "1975" Verso: Graphite, upper left "Arts C. Ex. 1947"/"Exh. Colnaghi (L.F.B.C.) Jan-Feb. 1952, No. 8 (then to Bath)" In blue pencil, upper left encircled "8[erased]8" Graphite, upper right "Box 5X-"/"acc No. 167"/"Cat. no. 131" In red pencil, upper right encircled "S" Graphite, upper right "75(6)" In black ink, lower centre, a stampmark Graphite, lower centre "21"/"26[erased]"/"(27)[erased]"
  • Location: Old mountboard

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.82-1963
Primary reference Number: 4185
Lugt: 1405a
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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