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Unknown Officer: 3823

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Titles

Unknown Officer

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Bogle, John

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Puttick & Simpson sale 2 February 1917 (18), where bought Pawsey & Payne; L.D. Cunliffe

Measurements and weight

Height: 44 mm
Width: 33 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

Production date: AD 1793

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of ivory

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on ivory

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: I.B.
  • Location: Lower centre right
  • Method of creation: Black
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1793
  • Location: Lower centre right
  • Method of creation: Black
  • Type: Date

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3823
Primary reference Number: 17603
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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