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Portraits of Louis mandarin, Elizabeth Cannings and Mary Squires: P.14200-R-44

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Titles

Portraits of Louis mandarin, Elizabeth Cannings and Mary Squires

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Cole, Benjamin

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Description

Cutting of a portrait of Louis Mandrin, with inscription "Captain of a gang of French smuglers, broke on the wheel in the city of Valence in France, the 26th of June 1755 Aged 36 years. Drawn from the life". Cutting of portrait of Mary Squires with inscription in ink "Mary Squires", and in pencil under the portrait "B. Cole sculp. from the New universal Magazine, 1754". Cutting of portrait of Elizabeth Canning with inscription in ink "Transported for seven years 1754", and in pencil under the portrait "B. Cole sculp. from the New universal Magazine, 1754".

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Spencer George Perceval, 1923

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1754

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14200-R-44
Primary reference Number: 205974
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 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

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