Thomas Gray, 1716-1771: 3932

Materials used in production

Paper
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of card
Card Size Height 90 mm Width 69 mm

Techniques used in production

Silhouette : Silhouette cut out of white paper laid down on blackened card, with traces of graphite outline

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Lord Fitzwilliam's hand

• Text: Profile of Mr Gray, / drawn by Mr Mapletoft / in 1765 and given by Mr / Gray to Mr Fitzwilliam / in 1766.
• Location: Verso, and on paper covering the back of the frame

References and bibliographic entries

• A Catalogue of Paintings and Drawings bequeathed to the University of Cambridge by the Late Lord Viscount Fitzwilliam in the Year 1816 page(s): 20
• Rarities in the University of Cambridge page(s): 475
• Correspondence of Thomas Gray page(s): 689
• 'A silhouette of Thomas Gray by Rev. J. Mapletoft' page(s): 66-7
• Thomas Gray, Poems page(s): 1

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3932
Primary reference Number: 32929
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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