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A little boy that let's his bird fly away: 3694.f.29

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

A little boy that let's his bird fly away

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Sadier, Frederick

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

School or Style

English

Materials used in production

Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( laid down)
Drawing Height 163 mm Width 207 mm
Leaf Height 425 mm Width 266 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Red chalk on paper, laid down on mount sheet, surrounded by ink lines and wash, laid down on album leaf

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A little boy that lets' [sic] his bird fly away.
  • Location: Above drawing
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: 28
  • Location: Album leaf, above drawing
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3694.f.29
Primary reference Number: 42790
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) "A little boy that let's his bird fly away" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/42790 Accessed: 2024-11-26 06:12:50

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/42790 |title=A little boy that let's his bird fly away |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-26 06:12:50|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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