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Portrait of Caspar: PD.23-1976

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Caspar

Maker(s)

Painter: John, Augustus Edwin

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Mrs Otto Gutekunst and D.V. Shaw-Kennedy; with Messrs. Agnew

Legal notes

Peter Harris (1898-1976) with a life interest to his widow, relinquished 1976.

Measurements and weight

Height: 40.6 cm
Width: 32.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1976) by Harris, Peter

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1909

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

  • Text: John
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Black paint
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.23-1976
Primary reference Number: 3514
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 23 October 2023 Last processed: Thursday 1 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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