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Portrait of Gertrude Chambers: PD.34-1972

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Titles

Portrait of Gertrude Chambers

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Penley, Aaron Edwin

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: The artist; by descent to his grandson, John Steegman; by bequest to King's College

Measurements and weight

Height: 230 mm
Width: 185 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1972-04) by Provost and King's College

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
Whitening
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite, watercolour, bodycolour, heightened with white, on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A Penley.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1843
  • Location: Lower left, following the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.34-1972
Primary reference Number: 12234

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

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 (2024) "Portrait of Gertrude Chambers" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/12234 Accessed: 2024-04-27 09:31:48

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/12234 |title=Portrait of Gertrude Chambers |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-27 09:31:48|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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