A view of Struden on the Danube: 2072

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A view of Struden on the Danube

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Hollar, Wenceslaus

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Notes

History note: Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon; on loan to the Museum from 1933-37

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 57 mm
Width: 168 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Dating

Production date: AD 1636

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Materials used in production

Brown ink
Brown wash
Blue-grey wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen and brown ink, blue-grey and brown wash, on paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: Danubius (by the artist)
Location: Lower centre
Method of creation: Ink

Text: Strudl. (by the artist)
Location: Top centre

Text: N.26
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Ink

Text: Wencelaus Hollar
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2072
Primary reference Number: 5939
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            University of Cambridge}}

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