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A shepherd and shepherdess guiding sheep across a bridge: P.72-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A shepherd and shepherdess guiding sheep across a bridge

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Unmounted fan leaf.

Legal notes

Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government from the estate of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum 2068

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015) by H.M. Government

Dating

18th Century
1740 -

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.72-2015
Primary reference Number: 210608
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 23 December 2016 Updated: Thursday 16 June 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 13 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 shepherd and shepherdess guiding sheep across a bridge" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/210608 Accessed: 2024-11-17 05:56:36

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/210608 |title=A shepherd and shepherdess guiding sheep across a bridge |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-17 05:56:36|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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