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Portrait of a Young Man: P.157-1957

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of a Young Man

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lewis, John Frederick
Painter: Velázquez, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y (After)

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1957-07) by Daniell, Frederick Charles

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 160 mm Width 110 mm
Sheet Height 444 mm Width 286 mm

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Velasquez
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: J.F. Lewis
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.157-1957
Primary reference Number: 1516

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Portrait of a Young Man" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/1516 Accessed: 2024-05-04 12:39:59

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/1516 |title=Portrait of a Young Man |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-04 12:39:59|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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