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Mountainous landscape with a castle above a river: 2937

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Mountainous landscape with a castle above a river

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Doomer, Lambert

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: J.B. de Graf (1742-1804) (Lugt 1120)

Measurements and weight

Height: 262 mm
Width: 403 mm

Relative size of this object

40.3 m26.2 m What does this represent?

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1862) by VanSittart, Augustus Arthur

Dating

Production date: AD 1684

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Paper
Brown ink
Watercolour wash

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen and brown ink with watercolour washes on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Doomer f.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1684
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Date
  • Text: 7395 (probably in VanSittart's hand)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: Doomer
  • Location: Verso
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2937
Primary reference Number: 4525
Lugt: 1120
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 16 July 2021 Last processed: Friday 16 July 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Mountainous landscape with a castle above a river" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/4525 Accessed: 2023-06-01 13:34:56

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