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Les Pères du désert: 30.K.7-108

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Les Pères du désert
St Francis praying

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Boissieu, Jean Jacques de
Painter: Zurbarán, Francisco de (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 1797

Note

Only the figure of the saint is based on a work by Zurbarán (the picture was then owned by Boissieu)

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Roulette
Etching

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 30.K.7-108
Primary reference Number: 202822
BN Inventaire (17thC): 103
Perez: 103 VI/VI

Audit data

Created: Friday 3 July 2015 Updated: Thursday 14 January 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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