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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Hawking party

Maker(s)

Painter: Hondius, Abraham

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1834) by Mesman, Daniel

Dating

Production date: AD 1665

School or Style

Dutch

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Frame Depth 10 cm Height 72.8 cm Width 83.3 cm
Canvas Height 50.7 cm Width 63.8 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A Hondius f (the A and H forming a monogram)
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1665
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Date

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 356
Primary reference Number: 1541
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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