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Unknown Man: PD.958-1963

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Unknown Man

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Smart, John

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1962.

Measurements and weight

Height: 38 mm
Width: 32 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Buttery, Horace Ayerst

Dating

Production date: AD 1770

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

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: JS
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Black
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1770
  • Location: Lower left, below the above
  • Method of creation: Black
  • Type: Date

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.958-1963
Primary reference Number: 18223
Stable URI

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

Citation for print

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