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A couple in a landscape - the girl about to knock over a basket of roses: P.2269-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A couple in a landscape - the girl about to knock over a basket of roses

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: A Chariatte (early 20th century) (Lugt 88a)

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 1740 - Circa 1770

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Sheet Height 110 mm Width 96 mm
Plate Height 89 mm Width 70 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Q
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Letter
  • Text: 4
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number

Inscription present: initials in a rectangle

  • Text: AC
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped red ink
  • Type: Collector's mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2269-1991
Primary reference Number: 95550
Lugt: 88a
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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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