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The return from St. James's with the honour of knighthood, 1790: 1749

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The return from St. James's with the honour of knighthood, 1790
Samples of grey wash

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bunbury, Henry William (Attributed to)

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 213 mm
Width: 315 mm

Relative size of this object

31.5 m21.3 m What does this represent?

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1935) by Norman, C. K.

Note

Formerly assigned to Thomas Rowlandson (1756/7-1827).

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Black ink
Watercolour
Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Recto: pen and brown and black ink, watercolour on paper laid down on a larger sheet with ruled and coloured borders as a mount verso: grey wash

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: T. Rowlandson, 1790
  • Location: Loewr right
  • Method of creation: Ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1749
Primary reference Number: 9128
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 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) "The return from St. James's with the honour of knighthood, 1790" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/9128 Accessed: 2023-03-23 20:22:45

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