View of Elsinore and Kronborg Castle: PD.885-1963

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

View of Elsinore and Kronborg Castle
A study of ships under sail

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Vroom, Hendrick Cornelisz.

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Description

The view is taken from the Sondt. The view of Elsinore shows the churches of St Olav and St Mary, the old 'Tolhuis' and Kronborg Castle

Notes

History note: With Messrs Colnaghi, bt. Sir Bruce Ingram (Lugt 1405a), February 1934

Measurements and weight

Height: 120 mm
Width: 379 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1615 - 1629

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Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink on blue paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: d sondt (by the artist)
Location: Top centre

Text: cronenburch
Location: Top right

References and bibliographic entries

The Golden Century; Dutch Master Drawings from the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge

Related exhibitions

The Golden Century; Dutch Drawings from the Fitzwilliam Museum

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.885-1963
Primary reference Number: 5588
Lugt: 1405a
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Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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