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Louis XVI and Necker: M.291-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Louis XVI and Necker

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan. Depicting the King and his Minister, the reserves with the music and air Du Vaudeville des deux morts.
Hand coloured etching on wooden sticks.

Notes

History note: Schreiber/Cust page 18, no. 86 (SF 34) Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 2059

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 1788

Components of the work

Sticks composed of wood
Leaf

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.291-2015
Primary reference Number: 204861
Sale number: 2062
no. 86 (SF 34)
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 29 July 2015 Updated: Tuesday 19 October 2021 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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