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Aurora in her chariot: P.158-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Aurora in her chariot

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

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Description

In centre, a woman in a chariot, against a background of cloud, holding the reigns and a lyre, beside her another woman holding a cup and a bunch of grapes, behind the sun. To left, a woman flies alongside the cloud carrying a blazing torch, to right, two women, one holding flowers, the other a scythe, far right, a tree.

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 2158

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04) by H.M. Government

Dating

18th Century
1780 -

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.158-2015
Primary reference Number: 210698
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Audit data

Created: Friday 23 December 2016 Updated: Thursday 23 June 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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