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Portrait of Louis XVI: M.421-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Portrait of Louis XVI

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Framed folding fan with a portrait of Louis XVI.
Gauze leaf decorated with an applied stipple, on plain bone sticks and guards. Guard with covered pivot.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 950

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 1780

Components of the work

Sticks, Guards composed of bone
Leaf composed of gauze

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.421-2015
Primary reference Number: 204993
Sale number: 950
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Audit data

Created: Monday 3 August 2015 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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