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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8760/F/LIB/9/6/34 |
| Former Reference | D3311/140/34 |
| Title | Print entitled "Ptolemy", engraved on a beryl gemstone belonging to Dr. Chauncy, etched by T. Worlidge |
| Date | [c1768] |
| Description | Showing profile of a young man, one of the Ptolemies who were the Kings of Egypt; taken from "A select Collection of Drawings from curious antique Gems, most of them in the possession of the Nobility and Gentry of this Kingdom, etched after the manner of Rembrandt," by Thomas Worlidge published by Dryden Leach, London, 1768.
Dr. Chauncy is probably Charles Chauncey, physician, antiquarian and collector.
Paper size 26 x 30 cm, image size 6.5 x 8 cm |
| Extent | 1 print |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth |
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