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Boy with a cap: PD.326-R

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Titles

Boy with a cap

Maker(s)

Silhouettist: Gahagan, Lucius

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1832-03-05

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Paper

Components of the work

Support composed of paper Height 192 mm Width 129 mm

Techniques used in production

Silhouette : Black paper and grey wash on off-white card

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Robert Daniel Leeky. / done at Brighton on 5th March 1832
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Robert Daniel David Leeky / Done at Brighton 5th March 1832.
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Robert Daniell David Leeky
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.326-R
Primary reference Number: 29052
Temporary Perceval number: PB326

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

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) "Boy with a cap" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29052 Accessed: 2024-05-03 13:58:03

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29052 |title=Boy with a cap |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-03 13:58:03|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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