Coast scene with fortress: 3606

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Coast scene with fortress

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Clérisseau, Charles Louis

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Measurements and weight

Height: 358 mm
Width: 28.6 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1821) by Whittaker, J. W.

School or Style

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( stuck on thicker paper)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Black chalk and watercolour on paper, stuck on thicker paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: no. 44
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3606
Primary reference Number: 6156
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 24 May 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Coast scene with fortress" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/6156 Accessed: 2023-03-30 13:04:16

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            {{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/6156
            |title=Coast scene with fortress
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-03-30 13:04:16|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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