The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge, located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge, England. It was founded in 1816 with the legacy of the library and art collection of Richard FitzWilliam, 7th Viscount FitzWilliam. The bequest also included £100,000 "to cause to be erected a good substantial museum repository". The "Founder's Building" itself was designed by George Basevi, completed by C. R. Cockerell and opened in 1848.

---

Size: 5400px × 3258px
Location: Cambridge, England
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 19th, 7th, anglo, antiquarian, antiquity, architect, architecture, art, awesome, basevi, black, britain, british, cambridge, cambridgeshire, campus, century, city, colonnade, columns, culture, drawing, education, england, english, engraving, etching, exterior, fitzwilliam, gallery, george, great, heritage, historic, history, icon, iconic, illustration, imposing, irish, learning, life, line, lithograph, monochrome, museum, neo-classical, palladian, peer, people, philanthropist, picture, richard, sketch, street, teaching, university, viscount, white, woodcut