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Henry Oswald Cardinal d'Auvergne Henri-Oswald de la Tour d'Auvergne
Printmaker:
Drevet, Claude
Painter:
Rigaud, Hyacinthe
(After)
History note: P&D Colnaghi & Co. sold to Charrington, April 1909.
Method of acquisition: Given (1933) by Charrington, John
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1749
State with 'Hanc effigiem...Principis Clinicus' along the bottom of the plate. Surviving correspondence shows that Claude started the plate in 1739, but it took him several years to finish.
Support
composed of
paper
Plate
Height 506 mm
Width 380 mm
Accession number: P.13065-R
Primary reference Number: 187629
Lugt: 572
Firmin-Didot (Drevet): 12
BN Inventaire (18thC): 7
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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