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Capriccio - archway of ruin with frieze and statue in niches: 3636

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Capriccio - archway of ruin with frieze and statue in niches

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Clérisseau, Charles Louis

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 273 mm
Width: 318 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
Whitening
Black chalk
Indian ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( stuck down)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Bodycolour, with traces of black chalk pen and Indian ink, heightened with white, on paper, stuck down on front of part of engraved map (Government of Dixmuid)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: No 62 (?)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3636
Primary reference Number: 6195
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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