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James Scott, Porter of Sidney College Cambridge: P.14882-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

James Scott, Porter of Sidney College Cambridge

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Monogrammist W.M.

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Description

Drypoint on paper. A full-length portrait of a man standing in profile facing left, wearing a long coat and top hat. He rests on a cane with his right hand. Within a rectangular border. Below the border and scratched onto the plate at lower left: 'WM [in monogram] deln / James Scott / Porter of Sidney College Cambridge'. Inscribed in graphite below: '[?] William Marshall see Bryan'. See Notes. Sidney Sussex College was often known informally as 'Sidney'.

Legal notes

Given by Mr George Edward Wherry, 1906

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1906) by Wherry, George

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1800

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Sheet Height 227 mm Width 127 mm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14882-R
Primary reference Number: 225493
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Wednesday 15 June 2022 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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