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Two grotesque masks
Draughtsman: Floris, Cornelis II
History note: Padre Resta?; Giovanni Marchetti? Chevalier Marchetti, John Talman (d.1726); John Lord Somers?; The Rev. Thomas Kerrich (1748-1828), father of the donor, his MS Catalogue (in possession of OEP Wyatt, 1967), p. 22
Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich 1872 (received 1873)
Height: 131 mm
Width: 193 mm
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1873) by Kerrich, Richard Edward
Light brown ink
Light-brown wash
Black chalk
Support composed of paper
Drawing (image-making) : Pen, light-brown ink, light-brown wash over traces of black chalk, on paper
Accession number: 2979
Primary reference Number: 4647
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: MAR.M.221-1912
Accession Number: M.8-1965
Accession Number: OC.88-1938
Accession Number: GR.122.1937
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