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Portrait of William Fenner: 31.I.4-470

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of William Fenner

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hollar, Wenceslaus

Entities

Categories

Description

Used in Fenner's The soules looking-glass, Cambridge 1640

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

17th Century
Production date: AD 1640

Note

After the reworking of the head, not by Hollar

School or Style

German

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.I.4-470
Primary reference Number: 307886
New Hollstein (German): 286 iii/iv
Pennington: 1404A
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Audit data

Created: Sunday 20 February 2022 Updated: Monday 28 February 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 14 May 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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