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Sr William Read her Majties Oculist in Ordinary: P.2587-R(4)

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Sr William Read her Majties Oculist in Ordinary

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faithorne, William, the Younger

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Later provenance as P.2587-R

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Charrington, John

Dating

Production date: before AD 1710

Note

'Sold by E Cooper at the 3 Pidgeons in Bedford Street'

An alteration of a portait of Thomas Betterton by R Williams after Kneller (Chaloner Smith, IV, p.1597)

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2587-R(4)
Primary reference Number: 82634
Chaloner Smith: 7 IV
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Audit data

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