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Dover harbour: PD.56-1995

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Dover harbour

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burgess, Henry William

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 354 mm
Width: 264 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1850

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( grey)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and chalk on grey paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Dover Harbour
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown paint
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1850
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown paint
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.56-1995
Primary reference Number: 8117
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 30 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Dover harbour" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8117 Accessed: 2024-12-23 03:45:51

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8117 |title=Dover harbour |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-23 03:45:51|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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