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Sleeping Bacchante and Cupid: P.1739-1991

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Titles

Sleeping Bacchante and Cupid

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Parrocel, Pierre

Entities

Categories

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

Circa 1690 - 1740

Note

Only state.

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Sheet Height 217 mm Width 295 mm
Plate Height 71 mm Width 161 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: P Parrocel iuuen [fe (?)]
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1739-1991
Primary reference Number: 86049
Robert-Dumesnil: 9 Only state

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sleeping Bacchante and Cupid" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/86049 Accessed: 2024-05-02 04:55:40

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