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Portrait of Jan Wowerius: PD.47-1947

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Jan Wowerius

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Rubens, Peter Paul (After)

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Measurements and weight

Height: 232 mm
Width: 169 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1947-10) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Note

Copy after the portrait of Wowerius as he appears in Rubens' painting of Justus Lippius and his pupils, now in the Pitti Palace, Florence

School or Style

Flemish

Materials used in production

Whitening
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( buff-tinted)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black chalk, heightened with white on buff-tinted paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Peter Paul Rubens / No 30
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.47-1947
Primary reference Number: 5123
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Tuesday 13 May 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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