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The Hon. Mrs Bruce: 2314.7

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Hon. Mrs Bruce

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Downman, John

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Description

Laid down on recto of album sheet, surrounded by a drawn ink line.

Notes

History note: The artist; Mrs Isabella Chloe Benjamin, the artist's only daughter, sold, 1825; the executors of the late Sir E.F. Coates, Bart, Sale, Sotheby's, 15 February 1922; L.D. Cunliffe

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1937.

Measurements and weight

Height: 204 mm
Width: 170 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938-02-15) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

Production date: AD 1787

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Black chalk
Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Black and red chalk with stump and watercolour on paper, laid down (chalk or watercolour applied to verso)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Jo Downman / pxt
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1787
  • Location: Lower left, below the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date
  • Text: 7.
  • Location: Album sheet, recto, upper right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: The Honbl . Mrs Bruce. 1787. Original / In the Dress she played in at the Duke of / Richmonds (sic) private Theatricals before / the Royal Family &c
  • Location: Album sheet, recto, lower right
  • Method of creation: Black ink

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 2314.7
Primary reference Number: 15114
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 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) "The Hon. Mrs Bruce" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15114 Accessed: 2024-12-22 22:55:34

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15114 |title=The Hon. Mrs Bruce |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 22:55:34|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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