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Portrait of Thomas Pennant: P.13579-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Thomas Pennant

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Reading, Burnet
Publisher: Richardson, William
Painter: Gainsborough, Thomas (After)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
1812 -

Note

Lettered beneath portrait with engraver's name in scratched lettering 'Reading sc', title and publication line.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.13579-R
Primary reference Number: 204480
O'Donoghue: undescribed
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 3 July 2015 Updated: Thursday 8 December 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 Thomas Pennant" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204480 Accessed: 2024-11-21 21:27:50

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204480 |title=Portrait of Thomas Pennant |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-21 21:27:50|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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