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Castration d'Abailard.: P.4-1956

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Castration d'Abailard.
Lettres d'Héloïse et d'Abeilard

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Langlois, Vincent Marie
Draughtsman: Moreau, Jean Michel the younger (After)

Entities

Categories

Description

From a set of 28 progress and finished proofs for Moreau's illustrations to 'Lettres d'Héloise et d'Abeilard.

Legal notes

Bought from the S.G. Perceval Fund, 1956

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1956)

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1795

Note

Proof for Moreau's illustration, etched lines only.

School or Style

French

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Sheet Height 373 mm Width 273 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4-1956
Primary reference Number: 223226
Bocher (Moreau): 974 i/iii
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Audit data

Created: Monday 30 July 2018 Updated: Tuesday 23 October 2018 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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