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Corsesus sacrificing himself to save Callirhoe: PD.20-2021

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Corsesus sacrificing himself to save Callirhoe

Maker(s)

Lethiere, Guillaume

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: With Shepherd Gallery, New York (French Nineteenth Century Paintings, Drawings and Watercolors at Shepherd Gallery, 1995, no. 2, ill.); Jonathan Kagan; Christies, New York, The Kagan Collection, 23 April 2021, lot 7.

Measurements and weight

Height: 285 mm
Width: 397 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2021) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

School or Style

French

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( watermark escutcheon with a horn surmounted by a coronet with three fleur-de-lis)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and black ink with black chalk and grey wash on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Guillon
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.20-2021
Primary reference Number: 287143
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Audit data

Created: Friday 7 May 2021 Updated: Monday 13 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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