drawing
- Museum number
- 1963,1214.16
- Description
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Capriccio of a seaport; figures on the quay in the foreground, others boarding a boat at l, beyond at right a statue and a lofty building, a lighthouse in the distance at l
Brush drawing in grey wash, with watercolour
Verso: A near view of the lighthouse
Brush drawing in grey wash
- Production date
- 1731-1803
- Dimensions
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Height: 105 millimetres
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Width: 253 millimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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1964, BM, Recent Acquisitions, no.37
- Acquisition date
- 1963
- Acquisition notes
- This item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45. The British Museum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.
Purchased by R E A Wilson at Sotheby's, 25.vii.1934/39.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1963,1214.16
