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Frontispiece with two tritons in the sea holding up a scallop shell: P.4098-R-80

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Frontispiece with two tritons in the sea holding up a scallop shell
Ornamenti di fregi et fogliami

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Della Bella, Stefano
Publisher: Langlois, Nicolas I

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1934-01) by Ledger, Walter

Note

Frontispiece and plate no.1 to a series of sixteen plates etched with designs of ornamental friezes.

School or Style

Italian
French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4098-R-80
Primary reference Number: 179578
Vesme/Massar: 987 III/VI
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 14 February 2012 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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