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Unknown Man: 3746

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Unknown Man

Maker(s)

Silhouettist: Miers, John

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 47 mm
Width: 39 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1782

Note

The techniques used by Miers for this silhouette of shading to a transparent grey round the sitters head and cravat suggests it was painted in Leeds in about 1782.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Paint

Components of the work

Support composed of plaster

Techniques used in production

Silhouette : Painted in black on composition plaster

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Miers
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Grey
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3746
Primary reference Number: 32931
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Unknown Man" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/32931 Accessed: 2024-12-18 06:54:18

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