Unknown Man: 538

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of copper

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on copper

Inscription or legends present

• Text: S. du. Bois. fecit.
• Location: Verso
• Method of creation: Ink
• Type: Signature

• Text: 1682
• Location: Verso, following the above
• Method of creation: Ink
• Type: Date

References and bibliographic entries

• British Miniaturists page(s): 133
• A Dictionary of British Miniature Painters page(s): 253
• Catalogue of Portrait Miniatures in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge page(s): 64

Identification numbers

Accession number: 538
Primary reference Number: 17876
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Associated departments & institutions

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