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Capriccio - A house in the country: 3654

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Capriccio - A house in the country

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Clérisseau, Charles Louis

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 420 mm
Width: 497 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black wash
Gouache

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Gouache, on paper, with black wash border

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Maison de Campagne Campo (in 18th C. hand)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: No 6
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3654
Primary reference Number: 6217

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 16 July 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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