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The Chemist: R.D.183

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Chemist

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Glindoni, Henry Gillard

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 353 mm
Width: 278 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1877

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Graphite
Gum arabic

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour, bodycolour including white, gum Arabic, graphite underdrawing, and some scratching out, on paper, laid down

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: H.G. Glindoni
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1877
  • Location: Lower left, below the above
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Date
  • Text: G2 5 GL
  • Location: Backing
  • Method of creation: Black paint
  • Type: Stencil
  • Text: 35
  • Location: Backing
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: R.D.183
Primary reference Number: 81906
Temporary Reitlinger Number: R.D.183
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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Chemist" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/81906 Accessed: 2024-11-25 04:02:00

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/81906 |title=The Chemist |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-25 04:02:00|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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