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Boy with a bird's nest: 1102

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Boy with a bird's nest

Maker(s)

Painter: Hoppner, John

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Notes

History note: With Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, London

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1894.

Measurements and weight

Height: 77.5 cm
Width: 64.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1923) by Sandars, Samuel

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: (Agnew label, old)
  • Location: Verso
  • Type: Label
  • Text: 157 R
  • Location: Verso, stretcher
  • Method of creation: Graphite

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 1102
Primary reference Number: 3418
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 4 January 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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