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Joshua Kirby: P.9995-R

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Joshua Kirby
Mr Kirby, designer in perspective to their Majesties and author of Dr Brook Taylor's Method of Perpective made Easy

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dixon, John
Painter: Gainsborough, Thomas (After)
Publisher: Ryland, William Wynne

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1917) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

Note

With engraved lettering

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.9995-R
Primary reference Number: 156736
Chaloner Smith: 21
Horne: 43-II
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 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) "Joshua Kirby" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/156736 Accessed: 2024-12-05 05:11:49

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