Retreat from the storm: PD.145-1985

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Retreat from the storm
Traces of landscape (?)

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Millet, Jean François

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Legal notes

The John Tillotson Bequest, 1984, received 1985

Measurements and weight

Height: 192 mm
Width: 160 mm

Relative size of this object

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985) by Tillotson, John

School or Style

Materials used in production

Conté crayon (TM)

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( light brown)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Conté crayon on light brown paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: (notes for mounting)
Location: Verso

Text: 44-98
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.145-1985
Primary reference Number: 6617
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 24 May 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Retreat from the storm" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/6617 Accessed: 2023-02-05 08:20:00

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            |title=Retreat from the storm
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-02-05 08:20:00|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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