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Unknown Man
Miniaturist: Hilliard, Nicholas
With money bequeathed by Mrs Coppinger Prichard in memory of her father, Thomas Waraker, LL.D., and with the aid of a grant from the National Art Collections Fund.
Diameter: 46 mm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1942) by Buccleuch, Duke of
Production date: AD 1572
Support composed of vellum (skin) ( stuck on card)
Watercolour : Watercolour on vellum, stuck to a playing-card with three spades showing on the reverse
Accession number: 3899
Primary reference Number: 17984
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Unknown Man" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/17984 Accessed: 2024-12-27 10:18:45
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