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The brazen serpent
Printmaker: Subleyras, Pierre Hubert
History note: Charles Haudet (?) (1818); unknown collector (La Ly?) (1829)
Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Production date: AD 1727
Support
composed of
laid paper
Plate
Height 202 mm
Width 236 mm
Sheet
Height 202 mm
Width 236 mm
Accession number: P.2251-1991
Primary reference Number: 95474
Robert-Dumesnil: 2
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The brazen serpent" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/95474 Accessed: 2024-11-15 13:30:21
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