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Elizabeth Anne, Duchess of Hamilton: 2314.21

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Elizabeth Anne, Duchess of Hamilton

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Downman, John

Entities

Categories

Description

Laid down on recto of album sheet, surrounded by drawn ink line.

Notes

History note: The artist; Mrs Isabella Chloe Benjamin, the artist's only daughter, sold, 1825; the executors of the late Sir E.F. Coates, Bart, Sale, Sotheby's, 15 February 1922; L.D. Cunliffe

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1937.

Measurements and weight

Height: 221 mm
Width: 183 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938-02-15) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

Production date: AD 1785

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink : Graphite, pen and ink on paper, laid down (with a strip of c. 4mm along upper edge)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Duchess of Hamilton / Jo D
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1780
  • Location: Lower left, following the above
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Date
  • Text: 21.
  • Location: Album sheet, recto, upper right
  • Method of creation: Ink

Inscription present: '(23)' in graphite

  • Text: Duchess of Hamilton. Outline 1780 / I drew two of this. She was Elizabeth / Daughter of Peter Burrell Esqr. / See her again in 1785. Page. 20. (23)
  • Location: Album sheet, recto, lower right
  • Method of creation: Black ink

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2314.21
Primary reference Number: 15336
Stable URI

Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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