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The Rising Sun: P.113-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Rising Sun

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Kirk, Thomas
Painter: Reni, Guido (After)

Entities

Categories

Description

Unmounted fan leaf. A muscular, blond young man, stands in a chariot holding the reigns of two straining horses, around him a group of women holding hands

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 2113

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
1792 -

Note

After the painting L’Aurora by Guido Reni in the Palazzo Pallavicini in Rome

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Stipple

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.113-2015
Primary reference Number: 210653
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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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