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Academie d'homme en hauteur: P.2189-1991

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Academie d'homme en hauteur
Seconde livre de figures d'Académies gravées en partie par les professeurs de l'Académie Royale

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Boucher, François
Publisher: Huquier, Gabriel

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

Circa 1723 - 1770

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 266 mm Width 170 mm
Sheet Height 266 mm Width 170 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: F. Boucher del. et. sc.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Huquier ex. C.P.R.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2189-1991
Primary reference Number: 95316
BN Inventaire (18thC): 12
Baudicour: 28
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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