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Capriccio - ruins of arched wall with square tower: 3640

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Capriccio - ruins of arched wall with square tower

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Clérisseau, Charles Louis

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 163 mm
Width: 246 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black wash
Black chalk
Watercolour
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour, pen and ink, with traces of black chalk, on paper, with black wash border
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: No 72
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3640
Primary reference Number: 6197

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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