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Bust-length portrait sketch of a male figure in Eighteenth Century costume: R.D.88

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Titles

Bust-length portrait sketch of a male figure in Eighteenth Century costume

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

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Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 290 mm
Width: 222 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1700

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( blue)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Coloured chalks on blue laid paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: R.D.88
Primary reference Number: 81811
Temporary Reitlinger Number: R.D.88

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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