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Portrait of Richard Horsman Solly: PD.16-1954

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Richard Horsman Solly

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

One of the extraneous objects inserted by Field into this presentation copy of his book 'Chromatics'.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1954) by Anonymous

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1829

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( watermark: 'G&RTURNER 1829')

Techniques used in production

Graphite

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: R. H. Solly Esq
  • Location: Sheet lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Name

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.16-1954
Primary reference Number: 127162
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 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 Richard Horsman Solly" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/127162 Accessed: 2024-09-30 12:38:00

Citation for Wikipedia

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