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Mr William Read the famous Oculist: AD.11.21-191

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Mr William Read the famous Oculist

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faithorne, William, the Younger
Publisher: Cooper, Edward
Printmaker: Williams, Robert (C17th)

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Notes

History note: From the Cambridge University Library collection [Lugt 2475]

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library

Dating

18th Century
1702 CE - 1704 CE

Note

Altered from a plate that was originally a portrait of Thomas Betterton, engraved by Williams after Kneller

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.11.21-191
Primary reference Number: 225593
Chaloner Smith: 7 iiia/iv (Williams)

Audit data

Created: Monday 1 October 2018 Updated: Monday 1 October 2018

Associated departments & institutions

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

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