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A shepherd with two magicians: P.4120-R-180

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A shepherd with two magicians
Seated man and two magi
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. 16 from a series of 23 plates. Second state, with the number. Printed on the same sheet as P.4120-R-179.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4120-R-180
Primary reference Number: 180464
Vesme: 28 II/II
Rizzi: 19 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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