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The Specious Orator: P.13432-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Specious Orator
Portrait of James Christie

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dighton, Robert

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

18th Century
1794 -

Note

Inscribed in red ink at bottom right with 'Mr Christie'

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.13432-R
Primary reference Number: 203872
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 3 July 2015 Updated: Tuesday 12 January 2016 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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