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Unknown Man: 3749

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Unknown Man

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Lens, Peter Paul (Imitator of)

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 39 mm
Width: 32 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

1740s
Production date: circa AD 1740

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of ivory

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on ivory

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3749
Primary reference Number: 18095
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025 Last processed: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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