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Monsr De Voltaire: P.14228-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Monsr De Voltaire
Portrait of Voltaire, 1694-1778

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Purcell, Richard
Painter: Sen, L. (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay in 1912

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1746 - Circa 1766

Note

Inscription on bottom "L Sen, delint." and "C. Corbutt fect.".

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14228-R
Primary reference Number: 206313
Chaloner Smith: 73
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Monday 19 November 2018 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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