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Two women fording a stream, with a herdswoman, her cows and a boy playing the flute on the bank: P.2194-1991

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Two women fording a stream, with a herdswoman, her cows and a boy playing the flute on the bank
Livre de divers paysages pour apprendre à dessiner à la plume (seven prints)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Le Bas, Jacques Philippe

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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

Production date: AD 1736

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 115 mm Width 195 mm
Sheet Height 207 mm Width 287 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: J.Ph. Le Bas invenit et Sculpsit.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2194-1991
Primary reference Number: 95332
BN Inventaire (18thC): 15
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): 217 (?)
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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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