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August (A seated male figure holding a sickle): 2.K.22-73

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

August (A seated male figure holding a sickle)
(Allégories des Douze Mois de l’Année) The Twelve Months of the Year, personified by Asian figures

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Canot, Pierre Charles
Publisher: Leviez, Charles
Draughtsman: Pillement, Jean-Baptiste (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1759

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2.K.22-73
Primary reference Number: 196313
BN Inventaire (18thC): 18
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Audit data

Created: Friday 12 April 2013 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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