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Dido and Aeneas: 40.2-34

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Dido and Aeneas

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Woollett, William
Draughtsman: Mortimer, John Hamilton (After)
Painter: Jones, Thomas (After)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

With parts of the composition left 'white'. Margins uncleaned

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 40.2-34
Primary reference Number: 196569
Fagan (Woollett): 117 II/V
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Audit data

Created: Friday 12 April 2013 Updated: Friday 7 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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