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Head and shoulders of a man: PD.72-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Head and shoulders of a man

Maker(s)

Painter: Chinnery, George (Attributed to)

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Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 108 mm
Width: 78 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Note

Previously attributed to William Henry Hunt

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

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.72-1991
Primary reference Number: 9300
Temporary Reitlinger Number: R.D.74

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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