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Unknown Man: 4017

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Unknown Man

Maker(s)

Silhouettist: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

The silhouette is of a young man facing right wearing a frock coat and top hat and carrying a cane.

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1840

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Paper

Components of the work

Support composed of card
Card Size Height 286 mm Width 209 mm

Techniques used in production

Silhouette : Silhouette cut out of black paper, laid down on card with some bronzing; background and cane in grey wash

Identification numbers

Accession number: 4017
Primary reference Number: 32937
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/32937 Accessed: 2024-11-24 03:29:35

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/32937 |title=Unknown Man |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-24 03:29:35|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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