The Corvette 'Najaden'
Draughtsman: Eckersberg, Christoffer Wilhelm
History note: Bought by the donor in Sweden c. 1980
Height: 205 mm
Width: 240 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: Given (1996) by Katz, Daniel
Production date: AD 1833-07-18
Study for the painting in the Hirschsprungske collection, Copenhagen
Brown ink
Grey-brown wash
Graphite
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Graphite and grey brown wash, bordered with a line of brown ink, on paper
Accession number: PD.71-1996
Primary reference Number: 5788
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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University of Cambridge}}
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Accession Number: PD.15-1978
Accession Number: CM.IS.27-R
Accession Number: CM.PB-27-R
Accession Number: CM.IN.2660-R
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