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Orpheus with beasts and birds
Painter: Savery, Roelant
Height: 22.6 cm
Width: 26.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1834) by Mesman, Daniel
Production date: AD 1622
Support composed of copper
Painting (image-making) : Oil on copper
Accession number: 342
Primary reference Number: 1918
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Orpheus with beasts and birds" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/1918 Accessed: 2024-11-21 18:17:46
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