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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Summer - Ceres

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Vos, Maarten de

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Measurements and weight

Height: 205 mm
Width: 264 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

1580s
Circa 1587 - 1588

Note

One of a series of four representing the seasons, see no. 3708

School or Style

Flemish

Materials used in production

Bistre wash
Whitening
Bistre

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Bistre pen and wash, heightened with white, partly oxidised, on paper

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 3709
Primary reference Number: 5582
Old object number: 22.I.8-141

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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