L'Amour fixé au temple de la beaute. A song fan
Translated as: Love set the temple of beauty
Maker: Unknown
Paper leaf with a hand coloured etching, on plain wood sticks and guards. Three female figures, the left figure clipping cupid's wings, the centre figure sitting on a chair in a temple playing a mandolin, and the right figure dancing with garlands.
History note: The Lennox Boyd Collection. Christies no. 16
Accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from The Lennox Boyd Estate
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04-27) by H.M. Government
18th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1790
Leaf
composed of
paper
Sticks, Guards
composed of
wood
Accession number: M.38-2015
Primary reference Number: 204657
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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