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Unknown Boy: 3878

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Titles

Unknown Boy
William Wentworth

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Rosse, Susan Penelope, (nee Gibson)

Categories

Notes

History note: C. Fairfax Murray; his sale Christie's, 17 December 1917 (27), where bought Pawsey and Payne; L.D. Cunliffe

Measurements and weight

Height: 28 mm
Width: 23 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1680

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin) ( on card)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on vellum on card

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: S.R.
  • Location: Lower centre right
  • Method of creation: Gold
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3878
Primary reference Number: 18198
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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