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The Road to Ruin trompe l'oeil: M.131-2015

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The Road to Ruin trompe l'oeil

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan, with a trompe l'oeil (optical illusion) of the road to ruin, in six scenes.
Wreck of a paper leaf, with hand coloured etching on plain wooden sticks.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 262

Legal notes

Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from the Lennox Boyd Estate

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04-27) by H.M. Government

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1790

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks composed of wooden

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.131-2015
Primary reference Number: 204695
Sale number: 262

Audit data

Created: Friday 24 July 2015 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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