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Copy Photograph (Framed) of a Drawing of the Old Ashmolean Building, Oxford, from the Rear, with Scaffolding, Attributed to J. M. W. Turner, 20th Century

Inventory Number 13358


Item type
Object
Physical material
Paper
Card
Wood
Glass
Dimensions
Height: 359mm Width: 322mm Depth: 14mm
Inventory No
13358

Description

Copy photograph of a drawing in the Ashmolean Museum. It shows the east end and part of the back of the Old Ashmolean Building with scaffolding, possibly in connection with the construction of a boiler house and chimney at the south-east corner; if by Turner then early 19th century (his best-known Oxford pictures being about 1812). Framed and glazed. Wood frame with gilt inner edge. Card mount. Backboard taped to frame.