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James, Duke of Monmouth Beheaded July 15. 1685: AD.11.21-104

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

James, Duke of Monmouth Beheaded July 15. 1685
Portrait of James Scott, Duke of Monmouth

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Savage, John

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library

Dating

17th Century#
1688 CE - 1690 CE

Note

Cut down from a larger sheet of eight ovals containing portraits of Anti-Papist martyrs

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.11.21-104
Primary reference Number: 194909
O'Donoghue: Groups p.78
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Audit data

Created: Friday 12 April 2013 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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