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Woman playing viol
Printmaker:
Faber, John II
Painter:
Mercier, Philippe
(After)
History note: From the Liechtenstein Collection
Given by Louis C. G. Clarke, Trinity Hall, November 1953
Method of acquisition: Given (1953) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1744
Inscription on bottom "P Mercier pinxit" and "J Faber fecit 1743" and "Publish'd according to Act of parliament March 25th 1744" and "If MUSICK be the food of LOVE, play on. That strain again, it had a dying Fall. Oh! It came o'er my Ear like a sweet sound. That breath upon a Bank of Violets, Stealing and giving Odour."
Accession number: P.82-1953
Primary reference Number: 206284
Chaloner Smith: 410
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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