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Wisdom or Nobility: PD.18-1992

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 7 (Courtauld)

Titles

Wisdom or Nobility

Maker(s)

Painter: Mura, Francesco de

Entities

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Notes

History note: Eric Young; with Hazlitt Gallery, 1968, from whom acquired by Warren Pollock

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Warren Pollock, 1986, received 1992

Measurements and weight

Height: 35.3 cm
Width: 27.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1992) by Pollock, Warren

Note

Formerly attributed to Solimena.

School or Style

Italian

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

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.18-1992
Primary reference Number: 975
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 6 October 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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