Hugh Hamersley b. c. 1774: PD.211-1961

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Hugh Hamersley b. c. 1774

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Bourdon, Louise (Weyler) (?)

Entities

Miniature (painting)

Categories

Miniature (painting)

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1960.

Measurements and weight

Height: 55 mm
Width: 45 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

Production date: AD 1794

Note

Formerly attributed to H. de Janvry.

School or Style

Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of ivory

Techniques used in production

Grisaille : Grisaille on ivory

Inscription or legends present

Text: Bourdon.
Location: Lower right
Method of creation: Black
Type: Signature

Text: 1794
Location: Lower right, following the above
Method of creation: Black
Type: Date

Text: Hugh Hammersley / by a French artist / at Munich 1794
Location: Inside the original leather case
Method of creation: Paper slip

References and bibliographic entries

Catalogue of Portrait Miniatures in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge page(s): 13

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.211-1961
Primary reference Number: 17607
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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