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Figure of Fame standing on a cloud and globe holding two trumpets, from one hanging a banner 'Massepain Royal': 24.K.1-13

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Figure of Fame standing on a cloud and globe holding two trumpets, from one hanging a banner 'Massepain Royal'

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Lettered faintly lower left 'S? Bourdon inu et fecit'. Below, six lines of text in French in two columns: 'Vous qui cherissez…'

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 24.K.1-13
Primary reference Number: 202016
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 3 July 2015 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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Figure of Fame standing on a cloud and globe holding two trumpets, from one hanging a banner 'Massepain Royal'" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/202016 Accessed: 2024-11-27 15:49:29

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/202016 |title=Figure of Fame standing on a cloud and globe holding two trumpets, from one hanging a banner 'Massepain Royal' |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-27 15:49:29|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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