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A view of a town above a river: PD.105-1964

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A view of a town above a river
Study of trees and rocky landscape

Maker(s)

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

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Description

?View of Rome from the Aventine Hill

Notes

History note: Paul Sandby, R.A. (1725-1809) L.2112 bottom L.; Sir Bruce Ingram (not stamped) offered for sale by his executors, Sotheby's 1 December 1964, lot 71, as a View of Rome near the Tiber, withdrawn

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1963, received 1964

Measurements and weight

Height: 177 mm
Width: 267 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1964) by Ingram, Bruce Stirling, Sir

School or Style

Flemish

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Brown ink
Brown wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Recto: pen, brown ink, grey and brown wash, with a line of grey wash bordering it on all sides verso: pen and brown ink on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Study of trees and rocky landscape
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite and brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.105-1964
Primary reference Number: 4287

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 25 March 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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