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Unknown woman
Printmaker:
Unknown
Frye, Thomas
(After)
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
Bought from the Perceval Fund with the aid of a donation from Louis C. G. Clarke, M.A.
Method of acquisition: Bought (1947)
18th Century
Production date:
in or after
AD 1760
Reduced portrait adapted from one of Thomas Frye's 'Life-Sized Heads' of 1760 (JCS 10). Before all lettering.
Accession number: P.342-1947
Primary reference Number: 165769
Russell (Chaloner Smith): 138 (Eng. Not ascertained class II)
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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