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Old man holding a magnifying glass: P.4120-R-112

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Old man holding a magnifying glass
Raccolta di Teste (Studies of Heads)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Tiepolo, Giovanni Domenico
Painter: Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1917) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1757

Note

Plate no.8 of the First Book. Second state, with the number. Printed on the same sheet as P.4120-R-111, -113 & -114.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4120-R-112
Primary reference Number: 180395
Vesme: 124
Rizzi: 168 II/II
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021 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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