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The Boy and Pigeons: P.265-1954

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Boy and Pigeons

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Phillips, Charles
Publisher: Boydell, John
Painter: Mola, Pier Francesco (After)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: From the collection of Lord Derby [Lugt 720a]

Legal notes

Given by F.C. Daniell, October 1954

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1954) by Daniell, Frederick Charles

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1766

Note

Inscriptions on bottom "Francisco Mola pinx." and "Jno. Boydell excdt 1766" and "Charles Phillips Sculp".

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.265-1954
Primary reference Number: 206191
Lugt: 720a
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Thursday 29 August 2024 Last processed: Saturday 22 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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