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William Fitzwilliam, Earl of Southampton: 164

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

William Fitzwilliam, Earl of Southampton

Maker(s)

Painter: Holbein, Hans, the younger (After)

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Notes

History note: Presumably always at Cowdray House, Sussex, until after 1793, when it passed at a date unknown into the possession of Richard, Viscount Fitzwilliam, founder of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 187.1 cm
Width: 100.0 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

Production date: not before AD 1539

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood)

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on panel

Inscription or legends present

  • Location: Upper left
  • Type: Achievement of arms
  • Text: WILLIAM . FFITZ . WILLIAM / ERLE . OF . SOVTHE . / HAMPTON / LORDT . PREVISEALE / AND. CHAVNCELIER / OF . THE . DOVCHE / OF . LANCASTER / 1542
  • Location: Upper right

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 164
Primary reference Number: 3408
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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

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