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An Account of The Election and Return of Thomas Coster Sqr: P.88-1947

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Titles

An Account of The Election and Return of Thomas Coster Sqr
Portrait of Thomas Coster, 1684-1739

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Boitard, Louis-Philippe
Painter: Groot, Johannes de (After)
Printmaker: Faber, John II
Calligrapher: Stewart, James Struthers

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Description

A page about the election of Thomas Coster in 1734 as member of parliament for Bristol.

Legal notes

Bought from the Perceval Fund with the aid of a donation from Louis C. G. Clarke, 1947

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1947)

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1735

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Mezzotint
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.88-1947
Primary reference Number: 206123
Chaloner Smith: 91

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Monday 15 July 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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