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"Les Deux Ponts" (Saint-Cloud and Sèvres): PD.1-1961

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

"Les Deux Ponts" (Saint-Cloud and Sèvres)
The Bridge of St-Cloud and Sèvres

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Desprez, Louis Jean

Entities

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Notes

History note: J. Masson (Lugt 1494a); Sale, Paris, Exp. Feral, Paulme et Lasquin, 7-8 May 1923, no. 58 (with reproduction); Messrs Colnaghi; bt. from the latter

Legal notes

From the R.H. Biffen fund.

Measurements and weight

Height: 360 mm
Width: 669 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1961) by P. and D. Colnaghi and Co. Ltd

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black ink
Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Pen, black ink and watercolour, on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: (probably from a French Sale Catalogue)
  • Location: Verso, frame
  • Method of creation: Printed cutting

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.1-1961
Primary reference Number: 6346
Lugt: 1494a

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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