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Unknown Man: 3847

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Unknown Man
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Des Granges, David

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: H.J. Pfungst; his sale, Christie's, 14 June 1917 (34), where bought Pawsey & Payne; L.D. Cunliffe

Measurements and weight

Height: 53 mm
Width: 44 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin) ( on card)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on vellum on card

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3847
Primary reference Number: 17857
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 28 March 2022 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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