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Large ewer decorated with sphinxes and a putto holding a vase of flowers on his head: 3.I.22-6

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Large ewer decorated with sphinxes and a putto holding a vase of flowers on his head
Large vases in decorative borders

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lepautre, Jean
Publisher: Cany, Joan

Entities

Categories

Description

No.4 in a series of six plates of large ewers.

Notes

History note: Zaccaria Sagredo (1653-1729)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: circa AD 1650

Note

State I, published by Cany

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3.I.22-6
Primary reference Number: 183066
BN Inventaire (17thC): 1937 I/III
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 20 January 2012 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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