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Cottage with a well in the foreground: PD.160-1963

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Cottage with a well in the foreground

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bloemen, Jan Frans van (Orizonte) (Attributed to)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Sir Robert Witt (Lugt 2228b.); with Colnaghi's; bt. Ingram (Lugt 1405a), May 1938

Measurements and weight

Height: 217 mm
Width: 340 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Or possibly 'attributed to P. van Bloemen'; formerly attributed to Abraham Bloemaert (?after)

School or Style

Flemish

Materials used in production

Red wash
Dark brown ink
Dark brown wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and dark-brown ink, dark brown wash, touched with red, on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 695
  • Location: On mount
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: A7852
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 2317-H
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Jul Franz Bloemen gen Orizonte 1656-1748 (Jan Frans van Bloemen, 1662-1749)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Pieter van Bloemen
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Bloemen. Petr van gen Stindando
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: No. 45 (Pieter van Bloemen gen, Standarte or Standard 1657-1720)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: not all that far from Lugt. 2669

  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Stamp

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.160-1963
Primary reference Number: 4277
Lugt: 2228b
Lugt: 1405a

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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