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Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington: P.95-1947

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington
The Kit-cat Club

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bought from the Perceval Fund with the aid of a donation from Louis C. G. Clarke, M.A.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1947)

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1734

Note

Proof before lettering

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.95-1947
Primary reference Number: 167997
Chaloner Smith: 208.21
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 8 November 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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