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Portrait of Mrs M. (1919): 2376

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 4

Titles

Portrait of Mrs M. (1919)

Maker(s)

Painter: Bell, Vanessa

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: With the Independent Gallery, London, 1922

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1939) by Hindley Smith, Frank

Dating

Production date: AD 1919

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Canvas Height 68.2 cm Width 56.8 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: VB
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1919
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Bristol Museum and Art Gallery Exhibition 1931
  • Location: Verso
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2376
Primary reference Number: 769
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 6 November 2023 Last processed: Monday 6 November 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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