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Kelham Whitelamb, aged 22. 34 Inches high: P.14851-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Kelham Whitelamb, aged 22. 34 Inches high

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ireland, Samuel

Entities

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Description

Etching on paper. A full-length portrait of a young man with dwarfism standing within the opening of a sedan chair, his right arm hanging at his side and his left holding onto the top of the door. His natural hair is shoulder length and he wears breeches, stockings, shoes with buckles and a coat and waistcoat with brass buttons. His eyes are drooping and his mouth is large. Etched onto the plate at lower centre: 'Kelham Whitelamb aged 22. 34 Inches high / Born at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire.' Below at lower right: 'SI fe May 1787'.

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Unknown

Acquisition and important dates

by unknown

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1787

Note

Height 190mm (plate x width 150mm (plate)

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Plate Height 218 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14851-R
Primary reference Number: 225460
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Wednesday 5 July 2023 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Kelham Whitelamb, aged 22. 34 Inches high" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/225460 Accessed: 2024-11-24 07:32:15

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/225460 |title=Kelham Whitelamb, aged 22. 34 Inches high |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-24 07:32:15|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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