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Unknown Man in Armour: 3894

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Unknown Man in Armour

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Gibson, Richard (Dwarf Gibson)

Categories

Notes

History note: Christie's, sale, (from various sources) 11 April 1916, where bought Pawsey and Payne; L.D. Cunliffe

Measurements and weight

Height: 58 mm
Width: 51 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1670

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

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3894
Primary reference Number: 17959

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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