Skip to main content

Unknown Man: 3849

An image of 3849.jpg

Terms of use

These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.

Download this image

Creative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 32 (Rothschild)

Titles

Unknown Man

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Hilliard, Laurence

Categories

Notes

History note: J. Pierpont Morgan; his sale Christie's, 24 June 1935 (97), where bought by L.D. Cunliffe

Measurements and weight

Height: 58 mm
Width: 43 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1640

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Gesso

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin) ( stuck to card)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on vellum stuck to a card which has been gessoed on both sides

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: L H
  • Location: Centre right
  • Method of creation: Gold
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Ano Dni 1640
  • Location: Left side of head
  • Method of creation: Gold
  • Text: AEtatis Suae
  • Location: Right side of head
  • Method of creation: Gold

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3849
Primary reference Number: 17982
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 14 December 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Unknown Man" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/17982 Accessed: 2024-11-02 19:37:04

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/17982 |title=Unknown Man |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-02 19:37:04|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-17982

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/pdp/pdp2/3849.jpg"
        alt="Unknown Man"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Unknown Man</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>
    

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...