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The Bishops' Counsel: P.306-1947

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Titles

The Bishops' Counsel
The Bpps. Council
Sir Robert Sawyer, Sir Creswell Levinz, Sir George Treby, Sir Francis Pemberton, Sir Henry Pollexfen, John Somers, Baron Somers and Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

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Legal notes

Bought from the Perceval Fund with the aid of a donation from Louis C. G. Clarke, M.A.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1947)

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.306-1947
Primary reference Number: 163499
Chaloner Smith: 7 (Engr. not ascertained, class I)

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 7 August 2011

Associated departments & institutions

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

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