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Old School, Rugby: PD.338-1995

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Old School, Rugby

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (Attributed)

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Measurements and weight

Height: 183 mm
Width: 224 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite
Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour with graphite underdrawing, on paper, laid down

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: D3404 / J.M.W. Turner RA 1775-1851 / Rugby, the Old School, 1798.
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: "Rugby School" / Waterwork 1797 / "Rugby" appears in an itinerary in the front of / a Turner Sketch Book of 1798 in the B.M. / - Frierburg. No XL. Schedule No. 380 / LGD / The Rebuilding of the School began some / ten years later.
  • Location: Verso

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.338-1995
Primary reference Number: 8334

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 11 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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