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Portrait of Herbert Spencer: P.30-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Herbert Spencer

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gulland, Elizabeth
Printmaker: Herkomer, Hubert von (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1920-12) by Thompson, Henry Francis Herbert, Sir, Bart

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1887 CE - Before 1911 CE

Note

Printed on chine collé. With sitter's signature from a letter (?) pasted in margin.

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Hubert Herkomer
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: E. Gullard
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Inscription present: handwritten on a separate rectangle of paper and mounted on sheet underneath image.

  • Text: Truely yours,/Herbert Spencer/ Nov. 1897
  • Location: Lower middle
  • Method of creation: Handwritten black ink
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.30-R
Primary reference Number: 98788
Temporary number: T.30

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 8 November 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Portrait of Herbert Spencer" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/98788 Accessed: 2024-04-20 00:47:24

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