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Masters Benjamin and Lewis Way
Downman, John
(Draughtsman)
History note: The artist; bequeathed to his only daughter, Mrs Isabella Cloe Benjamin; acquired by the Hon. George Neville, later Neville Granville, Dean of Windsor, c. 1825; by descent to Mrs Maitland; Lady Longmore; 2nd Series bt. from Lady Longmore in 1936 for the Museum by two anonymous Friends of the Fitzwilliam and by the N.A.C.F.
Height: 223 mm
Width: 182 mm
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Method of acquisition: Given
(1936-10)
by
Anonymous
Production date: AD 1779
White chalk
Black chalk
Red chalk
Support composed of laid paper ( brown)
Drawing (image-making) : Black, red and white chalk with stump, some lines incised with stylus, on brown laid paper attached to mount sheet
Accession number: 1933
Primary reference Number: 15088
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: 34.17-90
Accession Number: CM.146-1990
Accession Number: P.10203-R
Accession Number: C.194 & A-2016
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