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Silhouettes, portraits and landscapes
Draughtsman: Unknown
Brown leather binding extensively covered with metal studs and sealed with a clasp. Inside covers are purple silk; there is an empty wallet and an unsharpened pencil. 39 ff. and two endpapers. 1 print, 1 silhouette, 1 graphite drawing, and 41 watercolour drawings.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
Circa 1822 - 1832
2nd portrait signed? - see inscriptions/marks
Watercolour
Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Graphite
Ink
Support
composed of
paper
( laid down)
Coverboard Size
Height 238 mm
Width 322 mm
Inscription present: signature?
Accession number: PD.620-R
Primary reference Number: 29972
Temporary Perceval number: PBS13
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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