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Man and boy drop donkey from the bridge into the river: 4028.9

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Titles

Man and boy drop donkey from the bridge into the river

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Belch, W.

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1923) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1810

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite
Wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper Height 82 mm Width 93 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brush with wash over graphite surrounded by wash line, on paper, pasted onto leaf; the donkey, bridge and feet of man and boy drawn on additional piece of paper, pasted down

Identification numbers

Accession number: 4028.9
Primary reference Number: 48712

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Man and boy drop donkey from the bridge into the river" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/48712 Accessed: 2024-04-25 15:42:37

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/48712 |title=Man and boy drop donkey from the bridge into the river |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-25 15:42:37|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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