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?Blind beggar with a placard round his neck and two dogs at his feet: PD.1-1965.f.16

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

?Blind beggar with a placard round his neck and two dogs at his feet
Interior view looking down upon a series of stairways, leading to the mouth of a tunnel

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Hartmann, Carl

Entities

Categories

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

Production date: AD 1847

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Sepia wash
Red wash
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Recto: graphite, grey, red and sepia wash recto: graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: illegible

  • Text: [?] / ... / ... / ... / [?]
  • Location: Recto, placard
  • Method of creation: White bodycolour
  • Text: NO SMOKING
  • Location: Verso, upper centre, sign
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Tunnel
  • Location: Verso, above tunnel entrance
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Eingang zum Tunnel
  • Location: Verso, upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.1-1965.f.16
Primary reference Number: 5893
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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