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Study for 'Starling, a hunter belonging to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland': PD.183-1961

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Titles

Study for 'Starling, a hunter belonging to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland'

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Seymour, James

Entities

Categories

Description

Study for a print

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1960

Measurements and weight

Height: 197 mm
Width: 324 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

Production date: AD 1752 : watermarked: crowned and garlanded GR in oval

Note

The mezzotint version for which this is a study was made by Thomas Burford and published by R. Sayer & J. Bennett; the etched version was published by Thomas Kitchin and J. Gapper.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite on white paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: J.S.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1752
  • Location: Lower right, below the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.183-1961
Primary reference Number: 13563

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Study for 'Starling, a hunter belonging to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland'" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/13563 Accessed: 2024-04-27 19:07:31

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/13563 |title=Study for 'Starling, a hunter belonging to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland' |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-27 19:07:31|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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