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Mrs Angelo: 1775

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Mrs Angelo

Maker(s)

Painter: Reynolds, Joshua

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Notes

History note: Angelo family, Edinburgh; bt. from them by David Thomson for James Smith of Jordanhill, Renfrewshire (d. 1867), 1811; his son, Archibald Smith of Jordanhill (1813-1872); Mrs Archibald Smith; her son, the Rt Hon. James Parker Smith, P.C. (1854-1929); sold by his trustees to Mrs G.E. Wade, 1930; John McDowell; his sale, Sotheby's, 25 March 1936 (106), bt. H.A. Buttery; bt. from Buttery

Legal notes

From the Spencer George Perceval Fund.

Measurements and weight

Height: 55.6 cm
Width: 45.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1936) by Buttery, Horace Ayerst

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1760

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Portrait of Mrs Angelo, wife of Mr. Angelo, the Fencing Master. by Sir Joshua Reynolds (in an old hand, possibly 18th Century)
  • Location: Verso, canvas
  • Method of creation: Pen and ink
  • Text: n
  • Location: Verso, canvas
  • Method of creation: Red chalk
  • Text: 68/1 [?]
  • Location: Verso, canvas
  • Method of creation: White chalk
  • Text: 4130
  • Location: Verso, frame
  • Method of creation: Stamped into the wood

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 1775
Primary reference Number: 3800
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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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