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An estuary with figures in a boat: P.394-1985

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

An estuary with figures in a boat

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William (Attributed to)
Designer: Stothard, Thomas (After?)

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Notes

History note: Rupert Kinks Collection, Australia; bought from Craddock & Barnard, c. 1960

Legal notes

Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Geoffrey

Dating

1790s
Production date: circa AD 1794

Note

Experimental colour print, possibly after or connected with Stothard.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Coloured ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 256 mm Width 219 mm
Plate Height 89 mm Width 88 mm

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Etching

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.394-1985
Primary reference Number: 638
Bindman: 185

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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