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A street crossed by arches: PD.22-1995

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

A street crossed by arches

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Alexander, William

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 210 mm
Width: 273 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1995) by Shadrake, Anthony Michael

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Grey-brown wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Grey-brown wash on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Alexander after Canaletto (written over in graphite:) from Canaletto
  • Location: Verso, lower centre
  • Method of creation: Brown ink with graphite addition

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.22-1995
Primary reference Number: 8091
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A street crossed by arches" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8091 Accessed: 2024-11-18 02:46:00

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8091 |title=A street crossed by arches |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-18 02:46:00|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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