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Portrait of William Hickling Prescott: P.21-1988

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of William Hickling Prescott

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Avignon, François d'
Draughtsman: Brady, Mathew B. (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Given by Serge Millan through the American Friends of Cambridge University

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1988) by Millan, Serge

Dating

19th Century
1850 -

Note

Lithograph after a gold toned daguerreotype by Brady, plate 8 in Charles Edwards Lester's Gallery of illustrious Americans, 1850, published by M.B. Brady

School or Style

American

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.21-1988
Primary reference Number: 202708
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Audit data

Created: Friday 3 July 2015 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) "Portrait of William Hickling Prescott" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/202708 Accessed: 2024-12-21 13:20:28

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