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Mercure et Argus (Mercury and Argus): 31.H.7-6

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Mercure et Argus (Mercury and Argus)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Claude Lorrain

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

Production date: AD 1662

Note

State IIC/III

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.H.7-6
Primary reference Number: 122469
Hind (BM Italian): 42
Wurzbach: 17
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 10 May 2013 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Mercure et Argus (Mercury and Argus)" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/122469 Accessed: 2024-05-02 23:11:23

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/122469 |title=Mercure et Argus (Mercury and Argus) |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-02 23:11:23|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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