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Ben Jonson Benjaminus Johnson Twelve ...Poets
Printmaker:
Vertue, George
Painter:
Honthorst, Gerrit van
(After)
Method of acquisition: Given (2009) by Alexander, David
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1711
Reissued in 1730 as one of 'Twelve Poets'
Accession number: P.3-2009
Primary reference Number: 166637
Alexander (2008): 75
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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