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Arctic adventure
Painter: Hondius, Abraham
Height: 55.4 cm
Width: 84.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount
1670s
Production date:
circa
AD 1677
Support composed of canvas
Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas
Accession number: 355
Primary reference Number: 1547
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Arctic adventure" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/1547 Accessed: 2025-12-05 07:23:18
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