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Lord Rockingham and Edmund Burke: 653

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Lord Rockingham and Edmund Burke

Maker(s)

Painter: Reynolds, Joshua

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Notes

History note: Mary Palmer, Marchioness of Thomond (d. 1820); her sale, Christie's, 26 May 1821 (14), bt. Coles; coll. Thomas Phillips, R.A., sold Christie's, 9 May 1846 (12), bt. Sir Francis Grant, P.R.A.; his sale, Christie's, 28 March 1879 (84), bt. Sir Frederick Leighton, P.R.A.; Leighton sale, Christie's, 13 July 1896 (335), bt. Fairfax Murray

Measurements and weight

Height: 145.4 cm
Width: 159.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1908) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1766

Note

Unfinished.

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Frame Weight 33.5 kg

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 653
Primary reference Number: 3796
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 April 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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