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Shakespear’s Beautiful Idea on the Seven Ages of Man: P.120-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Shakespear’s Beautiful Idea on the Seven Ages of Man

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Draughtsman: Fores, Samuel William (After)
Painter: Gear, Joseph C. (After)

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 2120

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
1792 -

Note

Trimmed on all sides.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Stipple

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.120-2015
Primary reference Number: 210660
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 23 December 2016 Updated: Tuesday 18 December 2018 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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