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Alexander the Great paying homage to the tomb of Achilles (also identified as Augustus paying homage to the tomb of Alexander): 24.K.1-49

Current Location: In storage

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Alexander the Great paying homage to the tomb of Achilles (also identified as Augustus paying homage to the tomb of Alexander)
Recueil d'estampes d'après les tableaux des peintres les plus célèbres d'Italie, des Pays-Bas et de France

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Coelemans, Jacques
Draughtsman: Bourdon, Sébastien (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Circa 1690 - Circa 1709

Note

Pl.66 in the Boyer d'Aguilles

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 24.K.1-49
Primary reference Number: 202051

Audit data

Created: Friday 3 July 2015 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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