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Portrait of Pierre Séguier, Supported by Allegorical Figures Around a Cartouche: P.1726-1991

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Titles

Portrait of Pierre Séguier, Supported by Allegorical Figures Around a Cartouche

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Audran, Girard

Entities

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Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

1672-01 - 1672-05

Note

I/II.

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 217 mm Width 179 mm
Sheet Height 218 mm Width 182 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: G. Audran Sculp.
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Inscription present: Unidentified variant

  • Text: Bunch of grapes
  • Type: Watermark
  • Text: 6543
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1726-1991
Primary reference Number: 85999
BN Inventaire (17thC): 82
Robert-Dumesnil: 74 I/II

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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