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An officer of the 16th Light Dragoons: R.D.165

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

An officer of the 16th Light Dragoons
Frontal sketch of standing male figure, head in profile to left, wearing a tall hat and holding a ?stick in left hand

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 324 mm
Width: 180 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
White bodycolour
Graphite
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Recto
Verso

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: GR
  • Location: Envelope knapsack
  • Method of creation: White bodycolour
  • Text: I.C.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Watercolour
  • Type: Initials
  • Text: An Officer of the 16th Light Dragoons
  • Location: Below
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: R.D.165
Primary reference Number: 81829
Temporary Reitlinger Number: R.D.165
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) "An officer of the 16th Light Dragoons" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/81829 Accessed: 2024-11-25 09:55:49

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/81829 |title=An officer of the 16th Light Dragoons |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-25 09:55:49|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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