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Side view of an ornamental grotto under which is a fountain in the form of a dolphin: 3.I.22-157

Current Location: In storage

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Side view of an ornamental grotto under which is a fountain in the form of a dolphin
Garden pavillions, grottoes and fountains

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lepautre, Jean
Publisher: Le Blond, Jean I

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Categories

Description

Plate 5 in a series of 12 plates.

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: AD 1650

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3.I.22-157
Primary reference Number: 183217
BN Inventaire (17thC): 1183

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 20 January 2012

Associated departments & institutions

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

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