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A girl sketching; in profile to right: PD.49-1961

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A girl sketching; in profile to right

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Boilly, Louis Léopold

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: From the collection of Charles B.O. Clarke ; Louis Colville Gray Clarke

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1960, received 1961

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 185 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
Watercolour wash
Black chalk
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper (fibre product)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Pen and ink, bodycolour, watercolour washes over some black chalk, on paper
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: L. Boilly
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.49-1961
Primary reference Number: 6094
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 24 May 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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