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Putti shooting arrows at a target with a heart at its centre: P.2263-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Putti shooting arrows at a target with a heart at its centre

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Printmaker: Demarteau, Gilles Antoine (After)
Draughtsman: Boucher, François (After)

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

After 1772 - Circa 1790

Note

Reverse copy after the lower half of a pair of crayon-manner prints of playing putti.

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 120 mm Width 175 mm
Sheet Height 162 mm Width 215 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: [illegible]
  • Type: Watermark

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2263-1991
Primary reference Number: 95543
Jean-Richard (Boucher): 823 (Reverse copy)
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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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