Unknown Man: 3875

Titles

Unknown Man
Sir Kenelm Digby 1603-65

Maker(s)

Oliver, Peter (Miniaturist)

Measurements and weight

Height: 41 mm
Width: 33 mm

Relative size of this object

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD/CE 1620

School or Style

Materials used in production

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

Catalogue of Portrait Miniatures in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge page(s): 171

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3875
Primary reference Number: 18149
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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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    The Fitzwilliam Museum (2020) "3875"
    Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/18149 Accessed: 2022-01-19 02:28:29

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