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A guard-room at the entrance of a fortress: 30.I.16-134

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A guard-room at the entrance of a fortress

Maker(s)

Unknown
Printmaker: Della Bella, Stefano

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Note

Copy in reverse after an etching by Della Bella in a series entitled 'Desseins de quelques conduites de troupes, Canons, et ataques de villes'. Copy after an impression of the third state, with the signature removed from the wall.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 30.I.16-134
Primary reference Number: 178462
Vesme/Massar: 247 copy
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 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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