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Vue des ruines d'une tour qu'on dit avoir été bâtie par les Romains: P.2169-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Vue des ruines d'une tour qu'on dit avoir été bâtie par les Romains
Set of four landscapes

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Chedel, Pierre Quentin

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1750s
Circa 1750 - 1760

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 125 mm Width 178 mm
Sheet Height 125 mm Width 178 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Q P CHEDEL Sc
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: gravé par pcQ [monogram] / avec privil. du Roy
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Vue des ruines d'une Tour / qu'on dit avoir eté bâtie par les Romains.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: a Paris chez l'autr. rue de grenelle vis / a vis la rue des 2 écus, et chez Liotard
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2169-1991
Primary reference Number: 95270
BN Inventaire (18thC): 21 (1)

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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