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Frontispiece to Lucretius 'Di Tito Lucrezio della natura delle cose Libri sei…" (Amsterdam, Gerbault, 1754): P.11737-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Frontispiece to Lucretius 'Di Tito Lucrezio della natura delle cose Libri sei…" (Amsterdam, Gerbault, 1754)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Le Mire, Noël

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Description

Lucretius seated on a hillock in a tree-lined garden, reading a scroll. To the left, two female statues on a pedestal.

Acquisition and important dates

by Unknown

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1754

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.11737-R
Primary reference Number: 170019
BN Inventaire (18thC): 59
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Frontispiece to Lucretius 'Di Tito Lucrezio della natura delle cose Libri sei…" (Amsterdam, Gerbault, 1754)" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/170019 Accessed: 2024-11-05 21:23:16

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