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A country girl sitting pensive: 3694.f.31

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Titles

A country girl sitting pensive

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Sadier, Frederick

Entities

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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 207 mm Width 160 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 Country Girl sitting pensive
  • Location: Above drawing
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: 30
  • Location: Album leaf, above drawing
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3694.f.31
Primary reference Number: 42793

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

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 country girl sitting pensive" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/42793 Accessed: 2024-05-03 09:06:27

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/42793 |title=A country girl sitting pensive |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-03 09:06:27|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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