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View of an interior in the British Museum with bearded man in top hat sketching: PD.1-1965.f.14

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

View of an interior in the British Museum with bearded man in top hat sketching
Sketch of gondola and rigging, with another balloon distant

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Hartmann, Carl

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Notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 127 mm
Width: 180 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1965) by Pantin, C. F. A.

Dating

1840s
Production date: AD 1847

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Brown wash
White bodycolour
Graphite
Crayons

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Recto: crayon heightened with white verso: graphite and brown wash on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Carl Hartmann
  • Location: Recto, lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: British Museum
  • Location: Recto, lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: In Cremorne Gardens.
  • Location: Verso, below
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.1-1965.f.14
Primary reference Number: 5888

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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