Portico Aemilia: 3627

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portico Aemilia

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Clérisseau, Charles Louis

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Measurements and weight

Height: 236 mm
Width: 344 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
Ink
Gouache

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( mounted on another sheet of paper)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour, gouache with pen and ink, on paper, mounted on pages of French History of Phocion
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

Text: No. 36
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3627
Primary reference Number: 6184
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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) "Portico Aemilia" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/6184 Accessed: 2023-03-29 23:58:33

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            {{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/6184
            |title=Portico Aemilia
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-03-29 23:58:33|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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