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Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire: PD.961-1963

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Cosway, Richard

Categories

Notes

History note: Possibly by descent in the Wharncliffe family to the 1st Earl of Wharncliffe; Horace Ayerst Buttery

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1962.

Measurements and weight

Height: 47 mm
Width: 38 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Buttery, Horace Ayerst

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of ivory

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on ivory

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.961-1963
Primary reference Number: 17674
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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