Male and female figures in a wooded landscape with ruins, man pointing to frieze on broken column: R.D.103

Titles

Male and female figures in a wooded landscape with ruins, man pointing to frieze on broken column

Maker(s)

Unknown (Draughtsman)

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 189 mm
Width: 151 mm

Relative size of this object

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

School or Style

Materials used in production

Watercolour
White bodycolour
Graphite
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Pen and ink, watercolour and white bodycolour over graphite on laid paper, two pieces of brown tape, verso

Identification numbers

Accession number: R.D.103
Primary reference Number: 81820
Temporary Reitlinger Number: R.D.103
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
            "Male and female figures in a wooded landscape with ruins, man pointing to frieze on broken column"
            Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/81820 Accessed: 2022-06-26 06:45:06

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            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2022-06-26 06:45:06|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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