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Venus and Cupid with a male figure standing in the ocean, holding onto a palm tree: P.85-2022

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Venus and Cupid with a male figure standing in the ocean, holding onto a palm tree
Medallions Historiques

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Androuet du Cerceau, Jacques, the elder (Formerly attributed)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Given by the Executors of the Estate of David Scrase, 2022

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2022) by Executors of the Estate of David Scrase

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1590 - Circa 1610

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.85-2022
Primary reference Number: 307496
BN Inventaire (16th): p.50
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 24 November 2021 Updated: Saturday 28 January 2023 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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