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Portraits of Botanists: P.4117-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portraits of Botanists

Maker(s)

Publisher: Thornton, Robert John

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Note

33 engravings and mezzotints by various printmakers including Bartolozzi, Kingsbury, Woolnoth, Holl, Ridley, Landseer and Hopwood after paintings.

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4117-R
Primary reference Number: 123062
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 14 February 2012 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Portraits of Botanists" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/123062 Accessed: 2024-11-02 19:36:54

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