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Tableau des Portraits à la Mode: P.458-1949

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Tableau des Portraits à la Mode

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Courtois, Pierre François
Draughtsman: Saint Aubin, Augustin de (After)
Publisher: Courtois, Pierre François

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Eugène de Wassermann, Brussels; bt. Hermann Metter, 1920s; sold (Sotheby’s) 20-21 April 1959, lot 70, from a ‘portfolio’ of 31 proof impressions; bt. ‘Warren’ for £680; 24 of which purchased by the Fitzwilliam for £300.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1949)

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1760 - Circa 1761

Note

State with the lines of verse and the publication address, but without the letters 'C.P.R'

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.458-1949
Primary reference Number: 184042
Lawrence/Dighton: 25 undescribed state
BN Inventaire (18thC): 1
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 22 February 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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