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George Canning Esqr MP: P.201-1937

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

George Canning Esqr MP
Portrait of George Canning, 1770-1827

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Young, John
Publisher: Young, John
Painter: Hoppner, John (After)

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Legal notes

Bequeathed by Leonard Daneham Cunliffe, 1937

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1799

Note

Inscriptions on bottom "Painted by Jo.n Hoppner Esq RA Portrait Painter to his RH the Prince of Wales" and "Engraved by Jo.n Young Engraver in Mezzotinto to his RH the Prince of Wales" and "London Published January 1st 1799, by J. Young No.58 Upper Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square".

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.201-1937
Primary reference Number: 206077
Chaloner Smith: 11
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Friday 21 January 2022 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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