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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Female head

Maker(s)

Painter: Cornelisz. van Haarlem, Cornelis

Entities

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Measurements and weight

Height: 23.8 cm
Width: 17.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1834) by Mesman, Daniel

School or Style

Dutch

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: CH
  • Location: Upper right
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 162... (last figure no longer visible, but may have originally been a 4 or a 7)
  • Location: Upper right
  • Type: Date

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 251
Primary reference Number: 1217
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 7 September 2022 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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