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Thesis print for Pierre Baget (bottom half): 30.I.4-240

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Thesis print for Pierre Baget (bottom half)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Bosse, Abraham

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: AD 1636

Note

Lacking the top half, which contains a depiction of and dedication to Pope Urban VIII. In this part of the sheet, with the centre portion blank, the left and right etched borders each contain an Ionic column, from which appear suspended portraits in elaborate frames. On the left: Thomas of Strasbourg and Jacob Migny; on the right: Gregoire Arimin and Hardier. Preaud in 'Abraham Bosse: savant graveur' says that no impressions printed with the letterpress text have survived (p.132).

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 30.I.4-240
Primary reference Number: 194456
BN Inventaire (17thC): 1363 (part)
Blum: 1229 (part)
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Audit data

Created: Friday 12 April 2013 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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