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Portrait of Charles Darwin: P.14242-R

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Charles Darwin

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Rajon, Paul Adolphe
Painter: Ouless, Walter William (After)

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Notes

History note: Bought of P & D Colnaghi & Co Dec 1931

Legal notes

Given by John Charrington, 1933

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1933) by Charrington, John

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1882

Note

With various other portraits around Darwin.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14242-R
Primary reference Number: 206332
O'Donoghue: 3

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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