Cornfields
Draughtsman: Daubigny, Charles François
History note: The artist's sale, Paris 6-11 May 1878; Ferrers Gallery with the Hazlitt Gallery, from which bought by John Tillotson, 1963
The John Tillotson Bequest, 1984, received 1985
Height: 322 mm
Width: 478 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985) by Tillotson, John
Support composed of laid paper
Drawing : Red chalk on laid paper
Accession number: PD.130-1985
Primary reference Number: 6270
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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