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Unknown Boy: 3770

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Unknown Boy

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Robertson, Charles

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Notes

History note: Buckingham Collection at Stowe; with Aked, Green Street, London, where bought by F. Leverton Harris

Measurements and weight

Height: 40 mm
Width: 32 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1926) by Harris, Frederick Leverton

Dating

Circa 1790 - Circa 1800

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: 3770
Primary reference Number: 18192

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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