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Portrait Miniatures, Room 90a, The International Music and Art Foundation Gallery

Portrait miniature of an unknown man, said to be William 2nd Duke of Hamilton

Enamel Miniature
1635-1640 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait miniature on vellum of an unknown man, said to be William 2nd Duke of Hamilton


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Miniature
  • Lid
TitlePortrait miniature of an unknown man, said to be William 2nd Duke of Hamilton (generic title)
Materials and techniques
painting on vellum
Brief description
Portrait miniature of an unknown man, said to be William 2nd Duke of Hamilton, by Alexander Cooper, British, 1635-1640
Physical description
Portrait miniature on vellum of an unknown man, said to be William 2nd Duke of Hamilton
Dimensions
  • Height: 46mm
  • Width: 38mm
Dimensions taken from Summary Catalogue of Miniatures in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Emmett Microform, 1981.
Style
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Object history
Provenance: Probably the Dukes of Montrose, sold at Christie's 30 April 1895, lot 162, 'Portrait of a Gentleman', bt Durlacher, 98gns; George Salting, (1) by whom bequeathed to the Museum, 1910.
Bibliographic reference
Murdoch, John. Seventeenth-century English Miniatures in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: The Stationery Office, 1997.
Collection
Accession number
P.140&A-1910

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Record createdJuly 8, 2003
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