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Unknown Man: PD.61-1948

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Unknown Man

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Hoskins, John I

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1946 through the National Art Collections Fund.

Measurements and weight

Height: 57 mm
Width: 46 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1948) by Manuk, P. C. and Coles, G. M., Miss

Dating

Production date: AD 1659

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: 1659
  • Location: Lower centre right
  • Method of creation: Gold
  • Type: Date
  • Text: I.H.
  • Location: Lower centre right, below the above
  • Method of creation: Gold
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.61-1948
Primary reference Number: 18049
Stable URI

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Unknown Man" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/18049 Accessed: 2024-12-22 12:06:13

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/18049 |title=Unknown Man |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 12:06:13|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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