Head of a Cardinal
Oil Painting
ca. 1844 (painted)
ca. 1844 (painted)
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Oil painting on millboard, inlaid in oak, depicting the bowed head of a cardinal with thick dark hair and a long beard.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Head of a Cardinal (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on millboard inlaid in oak panel |
| Brief description | Oil painting on millboard, inlaid in oak, entitled 'Head of a Cardinal' by William Etty. British School, ca. 1844. |
| Physical description | Oil painting on millboard, inlaid in oak, depicting the bowed head of a cardinal with thick dark hair and a long beard. |
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| Credit line | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
| Object history | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Parkinson, R., Victoria and Albert Museum, Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 82 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FA.72[O] |
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| Record created | June 26, 2006 |
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