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View of a ruined tower: PD.5-1948.f.86

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

View of a ruined tower

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Moreau, Jean Michel the younger

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: ?Mme. Carle Vernet; ?M. Vernet Lecomte (see Mahérault, op.cit. no. 577, p. 502); J.P. Heseltine (1843-1929); sold to Agnew's; Charles B.O. Clarke (d. 1935); bequeathed to his brother, Louis C.G. Clarke Esq. (1881-1960)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1948-02) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

Production date: AD 1785

Note

Same building as on f.85 (verso), but from a different viewpoint.

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( white)
Sheet Size Height 336 mm Width 200 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black chalk on white paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.5-1948.f.86
Primary reference Number: 6666
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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