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Portrait of Alice Panton [1747-1820]: PD.9-2000

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Alice Panton [1747-1820]

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Ball, Abraham, of Bath

Categories

Notes

History note: Given by the subject's great-grand daughter, the Hon. Mrs Nelson Byng [1849-1946] to Margaret Isabel March [1881-1964] who gave it to her daughter Daphne St Joseph, one of Alice Panton's great-great-great-granddaughters

Measurements and weight

Height: 44 mm
Width: 31 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2000) by St Joseph, Mrs

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1763 : Probable date; see letter in artist's file.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Gum arabic

Components of the work

Support composed of ivory

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and gum Arabic with bodycolour including white, on ivory

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.9-2000
Primary reference Number: 81209
Stable URI

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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