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Mademoiselle Clairon as Medea: P.6607-R

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Mademoiselle Clairon as Medea

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Cars, Laurent
Printmaker: Beauvarlet, Jacques-Firmin
Painter: Vanloo, Carle (After)

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Notes

History note: From Goncourt collection [Lugt 1089]; and the collection of J.P. Heseltine (1843-1929) [Lugt 1507-1508]; bought by Charrington at his sale at Sotheby's 3rd June 1935, Lot195.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1935) by Charrington, John

Dating

1750s
Production date: circa AD 1759

Note

State I/IV

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.6607-R
Primary reference Number: 131386
Lugt: 572
Lugt: 1507
Firmin-Didot (Portraits): 103
BN Inventaire (18thC): 191

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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