Portrait of Henry Purcell
Printmaker:
White, Robert
Closterman, John
Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library
17th Century#
Circa
1695
CE
-
Circa
1698
CE
The portrait was used as frontispiece to Purcell's 'Orpheus Britannicus' (1698). The painting by Closterman is now in the National Portrait Gallery, London (1352)
Accession number: AD.11.21-187
Primary reference Number: 225930
O'Donoghue: 2
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: C.8D-1975
Accession Number: 2301
Accession Number: P.177-1947
Accession Number: P.223-1940
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