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Portrait of Geoffrey Chaucer: P.13650-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Geoffrey Chaucer
Birch's Heads

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Houbraken, Jacobus

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: From the Northwick Collection; P&D Colnaghi; bt. Charrington [Lugt 572], Oct., 1929

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1933) by Charrington, John

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1741

Note

State before artist's name.

School or Style

Dutch

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.13650-R
Primary reference Number: 238734
Lugt: 572
Ver Huell (Houbraken): 1
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 24 October 2019 Updated: Wednesday 18 December 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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