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Portrait of a man: PD.329-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Portrait of a man

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Gahagan, Lucius

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 227 mm
Width: 130 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1820

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of card

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite on card

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: William Johnson / of Cambleton in / Argyleshire / An Aged Soldier Born in the Year / 1717 / now aged 103 / 1820 / He has fought in the Battles of Culloden and many Battles some in / various parts of Europe / retains all his faculties in the greatest perfection and is without / any kind of ailment
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: L Gahagan
  • Location: Verso, bottom left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.329-R
Primary reference Number: 29056
Temporary Perceval number: PB329
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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Portrait of a man" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29056 Accessed: 2024-11-24 01:43:55

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29056 |title=Portrait of a man |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-24 01:43:55|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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