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Unknown woman: P.342-1947

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Unknown woman

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Frye, Thomas (After)

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Description

Female portrait, half length with head in three quarter view to the left; wearing an ermine edged cloak over a dress edged with lace, a single feather on her head and plaits in her hair

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)

Dating

18th Century
Production date: in or after AD 1760

Note

Reduced portrait adapted from one of Thomas Frye's 'Life-Sized Heads' of 1760 (JCS 10). Before all lettering.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.342-1947
Primary reference Number: 165769
Russell (Chaloner Smith): 138 (Eng. Not ascertained class II)
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Audit data

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