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Portrait of George Wither (Withers): AD.4.12-52

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of George Wither (Withers)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hole, William

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
1613 -

Note

Hind says the plate was probably intended as a frontispiece to the sitter's 'Abuses stript and whipt', 1613.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.4.12-52
Primary reference Number: 203361
Hind (English 1952-64): 12
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Audit data

Created: Friday 3 July 2015 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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