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Hôtel de ville, Paris: 1382

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Hôtel de ville, Paris

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Allom, Thomas

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 126 mm
Width: 188 mm

Relative size of this object

18.8 m12.6 m What does this represent?

Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1927-08) by Holliday, J. R.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
Sepia wash
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite, sepia wash and bodycolour on paper, laid down

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1382
Primary reference Number: 8467
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 27 August 2020 Last processed: Sunday 21 March 2021

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 (2023) "Hôtel de ville, Paris" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8467 Accessed: 2023-03-28 10:03:29

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8467 |title=Hôtel de ville, Paris |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-03-28 10:03:29|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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