Henry Purcell
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Henry Purcell
by or after studio of John Closterman
oil on canvas, circa 1695 or after
29 in. x 24 in. (737 mm x 610 mm) oval
Purchased, 1903
Primary Collection
NPG 1352
On display in Room 9 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
Linked publicationsback to top
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- Ingamells, John, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, 2009, p. 232
- Ollard, Richard, Character Sketches: Samuel Pepys and His Circle, 2000, p. 57
- Ollard, Richard, Pepys and his Contemporaries, 2015, p. 83
- Rogers, Malcolm, Master Drawings from the National Portrait Gallery, 1993 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 5 August to 23 October 1994), p. 26
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 508
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