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Preparing to write: PD.41-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Preparing to write
Translated as: Bald man about to paint a scroll

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Bald man about to paint a scroll (description from the Messel-Rosse inventory)

Notes

History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); his daughter Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)

Legal notes

Bought with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1985) by Countess of Rosse, Anne

Dating

18th Century
1700 - 1760

School or Style

Kano School

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Gold and colours

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.41-1985
Primary reference Number: 126018
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 31 May 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Preparing to write" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/126018 Accessed: 2024-03-28 18:15:49

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