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Songe de St Joseph: 24.K.12-361

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Songe de St Joseph

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Joullain, François
Printmaker: Gillot, Claude (Possibly)
Draughtsman: Gillot, Claude (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1725 - Before 1732

Note

Populus suggests that the plate could have been etched first by Gillot.

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 24.K.12-361
Primary reference Number: 183585
Populus (Gillot): 479 II/II
BN Inventaire (18thC): 18

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 11 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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