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Cartouche surmounted by a ram's skull and decorated with fruit on either side: 30.I.17-157

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Cartouche surmounted by a ram's skull and decorated with fruit on either side
Recueil de douze cartouches

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Collignon, François
Draughtsman: Della Bella, Stefano (After)
Publisher: Mariette, Pierre I

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Plate no. 6 from a series of twelve empty cartouches designs etched by Collignon after della Bella, first published by Langlois. This state published by Mariette.

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 30.I.17-157
Primary reference Number: 179487
Vesme/Massar: 1150 III/IV
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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