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Dutch vessels becalmed
Draughtsman: Velde, Willem II van de
History note: Gutekunst; Colnaghi, Ingram (Lugt 1405a)
Height: 152 mm
Width: 195 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Ingram, Sir Bruce
Production date: circa AD 1675
By the Younger
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Graphite, pen, brown ink and grey wash, on paper
Accession number: PD.818-1963
Primary reference Number: 5486
Lugt: 1405a
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Dutch vessels becalmed" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/5486 Accessed: 2023-01-31 20:35:08
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