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Portrait of Lord Sydney: 2468

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Lord Sydney

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Richmond, George

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1942-03-20) by Kenyon, Lord

Note

John Robert Townshend, Earl Sydney of Scadbury (1805-1890). Study for a painting in the possession of Mr. H.S. Marrham-Townshend, London, dated 1877; see photograph in artist's file.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black crayon
White crayon

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Paper Height 542 mm Width 463 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Black and white crayon on blue toned paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Lord Sydney / Study for picture / GR
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2468
Primary reference Number: 18976

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Portrait of Lord Sydney" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/18976 Accessed: 2024-04-20 14:40:40

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/18976 |title=Portrait of Lord Sydney |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-20 14:40:40|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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