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Portrait of William Woollett: 40.1-1

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of William Woollett

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Sherwin, John Keyse

Entities

Categories

Description

Sitter's name written in graphite in margin, and over the top in ink, probably by Lord Fitzwilliam.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1784

Note

State before all lettering

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 40.1-1
Primary reference Number: 196484
Fagan (Woollett): 1
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 12 April 2013 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Portrait of William Woollett" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/196484 Accessed: 2024-12-22 18:42:05

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/196484 |title=Portrait of William Woollett |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 18:42:05|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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