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Unknown Lady: 3902

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Unknown Lady
Lucy Harington, Countess of Bedford

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Oliver, Isaac I

Categories

Legal notes

With money bequeathed by Mrs Coppinger Prichard in memory of her father, Thomas Waraker, LL.D., and with a grant from the National Art Collections Fund.

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 127 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1942) by Buccleuch, Duke of

Dating

Circa 1605 - Circa 1615

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour

Components of the work

Support composed of card

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Bodycolour and watercolour on card

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: indistinct

  • Text: I O
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Gold
  • Type: Signature

Inscription present: in a 19th century hand

  • Text: by Hilliard Engraved
  • Location: Verso

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 3902
Primary reference Number: 18128
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 23 June 2023 Last processed: Friday 23 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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