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The fortune-teller: 31.I.7-23

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The fortune-teller
Genre Scenes

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Wael, Cornelis de
Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

From a set of 20 plates, including title. Incomplete in this album.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

17th Century#
Circa 1640 - Circa 1650

Note

Plate reworked with burin by an unknown hand; plate numbered '5'

School or Style

Flemish

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.I.7-23
Primary reference Number: 307650
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 9 ii/iii
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 11 January 2022 Updated: Tuesday 11 January 2022 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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