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Fitzwilliam Museum.
The Fitzwilliam Museum owes its foundation to Richard, VII Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion
who, in 1816, bequeathed to the University of Cambridge
his works of art and library.
The museum houses collections of antiquities,
manuscripts and printed books, paintings drawings and
prints, applied arts, and coins and medals. Artists
represented include John Constable, Thomas Gainsborough,
William Hogarth, Joshua Reynolds and George Stubbs.
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Address:
Fitzwilliam Museum,
Trumpington Street,
Cambridge CB2 1RB
Website: www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
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