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Bust of a man: PD.311-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Bust of a man

Maker(s)

Silhouettist: Gahagan, Lucius

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Paper

Components of the work

Support composed of paper Height 82 mm Width 67 mm

Techniques used in production

Silhouette : Black paper on white paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Rev / Rowland / Hill
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: by Lucius Gahagan
  • Location: Verso, below the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.311-R
Primary reference Number: 29009
Temporary Perceval number: PB311
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bust of a man" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29009 Accessed: 2024-11-25 02:38:38

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29009 |title=Bust of a man |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-25 02:38:38|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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