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Henry Beaufoy Esqr M.P.: P.185-1937

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Henry Beaufoy Esqr M.P.
Portrait of Henry Hanbury Beaufoy, 1750-1795

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ward, William
Publisher: Ward, William
Painter: Gainsborough, Thomas (After)

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Legal notes

Bequeathed by Leonard Daneham Cunliffe, 1937

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1797

Note

Inscription on bottom "Painted by Thos. Gainsborough R.A." and "Publish'd Jany. 1 1797 by W Ward Delancy Place, Hampstead Road" and "Engraved by W. Ward".

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.185-1937
Primary reference Number: 206325
Chaloner Smith: 5.II

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

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

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