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Portrait Miniature

c.1792 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Silhouette portrait of a man, on plaster


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silhouette on plaster
Brief description
Silhouette portrait of a man, on plaster, by Samuel Houghton and George Bruce. Probably made in Edinburgh, c.1792.
Physical description
Silhouette portrait of a man, on plaster
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.75in
  • Width: 2.9375in
Credit line
Given by Captain Desmond Coke
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1927, London: Board of Education, 1928.
Collection
Accession number
P.39-1927

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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