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Portrait of John Elwes: P.13515-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of John Elwes

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Chapman, John

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
1790 -

Note

Book illustration. Lettered above oval: 'Engraved for Mackenzie & Dent's, Select Biography'

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Stipple

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.13515-R
Primary reference Number: 204417
O'Donoghue: 4
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 John Elwes" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204417 Accessed: 2024-12-26 23:17:35

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204417 |title=Portrait of John Elwes |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-26 23:17:35|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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