General Henry Ireton 1611-51: 3828

Current Location: In storage

Titles

General Henry Ireton 1611-51

Maker(s)

Notes

History note: ?Charles Polhill (seen by Scharf 1861 and 1865); Christie's, sale 8 December 1913 (63), 'Property of a Gentleman deceased', where bought Pawsey and Payne; L.D. Cunliffe

Measurements and weight

Height: 50 mm
Width: 40 mm

Relative size of this object

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 (1937) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

Production date: AD 1649

Note

Copy after Samuel Cooper, to whom formerly attributed.

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: S C
Location: Lower centre right
Method of creation: Black
Type: Signature

Text: 1649
Location: Lower centre right, below the above
Method of creation: Black
Type: Date

References and bibliographic entries

Samuel Cooper and the English Miniature Painters of the XVIIth Century (Supplementary Volume) page(s): 46
Catalogue of the 17th Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery 1625-1714 page(s): 175
Samuel Cooper 1609-1672 page(s): 111
Leaders of the Civil Wars 1642-1646
Catalogue of Portrait Miniatures in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge page(s): 101-2

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3828
Primary reference Number: 17969
Stable URI

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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