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Dr. William Purkis of Magdalene College: P.14836-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Dr. William Purkis of Magdalene College

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

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Description

Etching on chine collé with red wash. Head and shoulders portrait of an elderly gentleman in near profile facing right. He wears a wig, gown and bands. Dr. William Purkis DD FSA was from Wisbech, and a graduate of Magdalene College Cambridge (5th Wrangler, 1756), where, following a period from 1759-1761 as curate of St. George in the East, London, he became fellow and tutor (Senior Proctor 1772-73, doctorate 1786). An inscription on the verso is transcribed in a curatorial hand on the verso of the artist's board onto which the print is laid down: 'Wm Purkis of Magd./ Coll /. Cambridge'.

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Unknown

Acquisition and important dates

by unknown

Note

Height 100mm (chine) x width 70mm (chine)

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Chine collé
Wash
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14836-R
Primary reference Number: 225445
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Tuesday 12 March 2019 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Dr. William Purkis of Magdalene College" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/225445 Accessed: 2024-03-28 23:55:21

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