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Edward Forster, Esq: P.38-1958

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Edward Forster, Esq
Portrait of Edward Forster, 1730-1812

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Publisher: Turner, Charles
Painter: Hoppner, John (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Given by Louis C. G. Clarke, Trinity Hall, April 1958

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1958) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1810

Note

Inscription on bottom "Painted by J J. Hoppner Esqr R.A." and "Engraved by Cha Turner" and "London: Published March, 24 1810 by C. Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square" and "Edward Forster, Esq / Governor of the Royal Exchange Assurance".

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.38-1958
Primary reference Number: 205667
Whitman (Turner): 202.II
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Friday 28 August 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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