The Hon. Mrs Damer, 1787
Draughtsman: Downman, John
Laid down on recto of album sheet, surrounded by drawn ink line.
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
Bequeathed 1937.
Height: 205 mm
Width: 168 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938-02-15) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham
Production date: AD 1787
White bodycolour
Watercolour
Black chalk
Red chalk
Support composed of paper ( laid down)
Drawing (image-making) : Black and red chalk, with stump, watercolour and white highlights on paper, laid down (chalk or watercolour applied verso)
Accession number: 2314.9
Primary reference Number: 15329
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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