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A man in profle to the left wearing a velvet cap and holding a pair of spectacles: 33.A.8-51

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A man in profle to the left wearing a velvet cap and holding a pair of spectacles
Life-sized Heads

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Frye, Thomas
Draughtsman: Frye, Thomas (After)

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: 33.A.8-51
Primary reference Number: 157101
Chaloner Smith: 9
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): IV.515 no.6
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 8 November 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A man in profle to the left wearing a velvet cap and holding a pair of spectacles" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/157101 Accessed: 2024-11-05 13:42:49

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/157101 |title=A man in profle to the left wearing a velvet cap and holding a pair of spectacles |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-05 13:42:49|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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