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A Scene in the Recruiting Officer: P.14221-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Scene in the Recruiting Officer

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Mercier, Philippe (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay in 1912

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1739

Note

Inscription on bottom "Ph. Mercier int. et pinxt." and "I. Faber fecit" and "Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, 1739".

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14221-R
Primary reference Number: 206306
Chaloner Smith: 415
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Tuesday 20 November 2018 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A Scene in the Recruiting Officer" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/206306 Accessed: 2024-11-05 15:33:56

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