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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

George Arnold

Maker(s)

Painter: Hogarth, William

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Notes

History note: George Arnold, of Ashby Lodge, Northamptonshire; descended to his great-great-grand-daughters, Georgeana Coape (d. 1849); sale by Phillips (of London) at Ashby Lodge, 20-2 April, 1845 (133), bt. Rev. J.W. Arnold, D.D.

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1865.

Measurements and weight

Height: 90.5 cm
Width: 70.8 cm

Relative size of this object

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1873) by Arnold, James William

Dating

1738 - 1740

Note

Said to have been painted when Hogarth was on a visit to Ashby Lodge, the home of George Arnold and his daughter, Frances (see no. 24).

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Supprot composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 21
Primary reference Number: 3373
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 4 January 2023 Last processed: Thursday 16 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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