Unknown Man
Silhouettist: Miers, John
Height: 47 mm
Width: 39 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
Production date: circa AD 1782
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.
Support composed of plaster
Silhouette : Painted in black on composition plaster
Accession number: 3746
Primary reference Number: 32931
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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