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A View in Exton Park belonging to the Rt. Hon:ble the Earl of Gainsborough: 31.K.3-31

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A View in Exton Park belonging to the Rt. Hon:ble the Earl of Gainsborough

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Mason, James
Painter: Smith, Thomas of Derby (After)
Publisher: Smith, Thomas of Derby

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Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1765

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: T Smith Pin
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: J Mason
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: A View Exton Park belonging to the Rt. Hon:ble the Earl of Gainsborough / to whom this Plate is inscrib'd by his Lordships most dutiful and most obed:t Sev.t T: Smith
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Publish'd Oct. 1764.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.K.3-31
Primary reference Number: 184498
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A View in Exton Park belonging to the Rt. Hon:ble the Earl of Gainsborough" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/184498 Accessed: 2024-11-09 16:39:04

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/184498 |title=A View in Exton Park belonging to the Rt. Hon:ble the Earl of Gainsborough |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-09 16:39:04|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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