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Portrait of Erasmus Darwin: P.13496-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Erasmus Darwin

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Holl, William I
Publisher: Thornton, Robert John
Painter: Rawlinson, James (After)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1923) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

19th Century
1803 -

Note

Artists' names written in graphite. Plate to Thornton's 'Sexual System of Linnaeus'.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Stipple
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.13496-R
Primary reference Number: 204398
O'Donoghue: 3
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 3 July 2015 Updated: Wednesday 13 July 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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 Erasmus Darwin" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204398 Accessed: 2024-12-26 19:19:27

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