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The bishop's tomb: P.25a-1968

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The bishop's tomb

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1968) by Adkin, M.B.C.

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1744

Note

One of 34 etchings, published as an undated and unnumbered series. Originally part of a larger composition, which Canaletto divided into three by cutting the plate into sections. No impressions exist from the undivided plate.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Etching

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.25a-1968
Primary reference Number: 179654
Vesme: 29 I/I
Bromberg (Canaletto): 15 I/I
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 January 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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