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A view of Krakatoa
Attributed to
Webber, John
(Draughtsman)
Previously called 'Scene in Otaheite'
Height: 230 mm
Width: 297 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
(1834)
by
Mesman, Daniel
Previously catalogued as 'English School, late 18th C.'
Support composed of paper
Drawing (image-making) : Pen, with wash an oil paint on paper, varnished over
Accession number: 276
Primary reference Number: 8061
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"A view of Krakatoa"
Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8061 Accessed: 2022-07-05 09:57:12
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Accession Number: PD.6-1976
Accession Number: M.24-1964
Accession Number: 3135
Accession Number: 2126
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