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FDA-D.136-2010

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Object number

FDA-D.136-2010

Object type

Identification

Title

Ptarmigan in Mid Plumage
Pilkington

Title Type

assigned by cataloguer
collection

Other number

Pi 236

Description

Dimensions

height: 545mm
width: 380mm

Inscription

Signed and dated 'Chs. Collins. Fecit 1741' (lower left)

Materials & techniques note

Watercolour and bodycolour, with gum arabic

Production

Date

1741

History and association

Object history note

Provenance: Collection of Alan Pilkington; by whom presented/bequeathed to Eton College

Exhibited: 'Hidden Treasures', 3 March to 31 March 2010; 'A Genius for Watercolour: Watercolours from the Eton College Collection', 2003; 'Humphrey Ocean: Fresh as Paint', The Verey Gallery, Eton College, 9 June to 30 October 2022, catalogue number 22

Previous ownership

Pilkington, Alan, 1879 - 1973: Bequeathed to Eton by Alan Pilkington, 1973

References

• Ryan, H., Hidden Treasures, W.S. Fine Art exhibition catalogue, 2010 (p. 12-13, no. 1)
• Wilcox, T., A Genius for Watercolour; Watercolours from the Eton College Collection, Christie's exhibition catalogue, London, 2003 (p. 35, no. 27)
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