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View of an interior in the British Museum with bearded man in top hat sketching
Sketch of gondola and rigging, with another balloon distant
Draughtsman: Hartmann, Carl
History note: Sir Frederick Augustus Abel (1827-1902), a friend of Hartmann's during his London visit (according to the donor), Abel's niece, Mrs Pantin, C.F. Pantin
Height: 127 mm
Width: 180 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (1965) by Pantin, C. F. A.
Production date: AD 1847
Brown wash
White bodycolour
Graphite
Crayons
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Recto: crayon heightened with white verso: graphite and brown wash on paper
Accession number: PD.1-1965.f.14
Primary reference Number: 5888
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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