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The Adoration of the Shepherds: 2049

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Boeckhorst, Jan

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Notes

History note: Samuel Woodburn; unidentified collector W.M.W., 1854; R.P. Roupell (Lugt 2234), sale Christie's, 14 July 1887, lot 201 bought G. Smith (12/-); Sir J.C. Robinson, sale Christie's, 12 May 1902, lot 126, bt. Parsons (£1.2.0); Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon (Lugt 506a)

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 179 mm
Width: 247 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Point of the brush and watercolour, squared in black chalk, on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2049
Primary reference Number: 4289
Lugt: 2234
Lugt: 506a
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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