Unknown Lady: 3891

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Unknown Lady

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Cosway, Richard (After)

Categories

Miniature (painting)

Measurements and weight

Height: 74 mm
Width: 59 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of ivory

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on ivory

References and bibliographic entries

Catalogue of Portrait Miniatures in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge page(s): 48

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3891
Primary reference Number: 17815
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Unknown Lady" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/17815 Accessed: 2023-06-03 22:57:13

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            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-06-03 22:57:13|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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