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Unknown Man: 3724

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Titles

Unknown Man

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Flatman, Thomas

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 66 mm
Width: 55 mm

Relative size of this object

5.5 m6.6 m What does this represent?

Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1660

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin) ( on card)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on vellum on card

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: F
  • Location: Lower centre left, on tree
  • Method of creation: Gold
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3724
Primary reference Number: 17923
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Sunday 21 March 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Unknown Man" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/17923 Accessed: 2023-06-09 16:20:35

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