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Putti in clouds, around a cartouche: PD.52-1961

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Putti in clouds, around a cartouche

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Boucher, François

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Notes

History note: W.O. ? 1886; Comte sale; bought from Agnew, 1911 by Louis C.G. Clarke

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1960, received 1961

Measurements and weight

Height: 571 mm
Width: 470 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black chalk and grey wash on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Choisie pour panneaux de porte / a deux ecussons .... / quelques amour (r)s portant (?) / des fleurs (visible under ultra-violet light)
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.52-1961
Primary reference Number: 6104
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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