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A Dutch ship close hauled in a breeze: PD.29-1961

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Dutch ship close hauled in a breeze

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Backhuysen, Ludolf

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Notes

History note: Earl of Warwick (Lugt 2600); Max Bonn sale Sotheby's, 15 February 1922, lot 62; Sir Bruce Ingram; L.C.G. Clarke

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1960.

Measurements and weight

Height: 209 mm
Width: 159 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Note

Previously attributed to Willem II van de Velde

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down on card)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink, on paper laid down on card with a washed border

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: From the Warwick and Max Bonn Collections
  • Location: Verso

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.29-1961
Primary reference Number: 4195
Lugt: 2600

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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