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William Chiffinch (recto)

Maker

(author)
ca. 1743-1818 (Life dates)

(publisher)
1745-1809

Title

William Chiffinch (recto)

Date of Production

1798

Medium

printed in black

Dimensions

Height: 26.8 cm
Width: 20.4 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.6112.66

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords


Provenance

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Inscriptions

Inscription: WILLIAM CHIFFINCH. / WILLIAM Chiffinch, or Cheffeing, was one of the pages of the bed- / chamber to Charles II. and keeper of the king's cabinet closet. ...//

Inscription: DR. JOHN WILSON / WAS a native of Feversham in Kent, and was born in the year / 1595.* He was first a gentleman of his majesty's chapel, and af- / terwards his servant in ordinary in the faculty of music. He was esteemed / the best performer on the lute in England; ... //

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