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Vase reposant sur deux sphinx adossés: P.2202-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Vase reposant sur deux sphinx adossés
Translated as: Vase supported by two sphinxes
Vases

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Legeay, Jean Laurent

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

1760s
Production date: AD 1768

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 196 mm Width 163 mm
Sheet Height 200 mm Width 165 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: J.L. Le Geay invenit & Sculpsit
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2202-1991
Primary reference Number: 95348
BN Inventaire (18thC): 33 - 41 (?)

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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