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'Dans cette aimable solitude...'
Translated as: 'In this pleasant solitude...'
Painter: Lancret, Nicolas
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount
With no. 317, its pendant, formerly attributed to Watteau.
Support
composed of
panel (wood)
Panel
Height 29.5 cm
Width 18.4 cm
Frame
Height 37 cm
Width 29 cm
Painting (image-making) : Oil on panel
Accession number: 330
Primary reference Number: 2735
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "'Dans cette aimable solitude...'" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/2735 Accessed: 2025-12-05 07:55:51
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