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Flagship and ships off shore: PD.123-1963

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Flagship and ships off shore

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Sillemans, Experiens (Attributed to)

Entities

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Notes

History note: Beckerath; Berlin Print Room (1902) (Lugt 1612); sold by the Berlin Museum (Lugt 2482); acquired by Ingram (Lugt 1405a) through Colnaghi, 1936

Measurements and weight

Height: 190 mm
Width: 308 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Ingram, Bruce Stirling, Sir

Note

Formerly attributed to Reinier Nooms [known as Zeeman [c.1623-1667] (when in Berlin) and later to Ludolf Backhuysen [1631-1708]; for details of this new attribution see cat. entry for PD.119-1963

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Brown ink
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen, brown ink and grey wash over traces of black chalk, with a line of brown ink bordering it on all sides, on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: K.D.Z.14561 (Berlin numbering)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.123-1963
Primary reference Number: 5246
Lugt: 1612
Lugt: 2482
Lugt: 1405a

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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