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Seated magician, boy and four figures: P.4120-R-169

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Seated magician, boy and four figures
Seated Magus observing skulls, and other figures
Scherzi di fantasia

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1743

Note

No. 5 from a series of 23 plates. Second state, with the number. Printed on the same sheet as P.4120-R-170.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4120-R-169
Primary reference Number: 180453
Vesme: 17 II/II
Rizzi: 8 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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