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Italian landscape with a ford in the foreground: 24.I.4-30

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Italian landscape with a ford in the foreground

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Zocchi, Giuseppe (I)
Draughtsman: Unknown (After)
Draughtsman: Elsheimer, Adam (Formerly after)
Publisher: Bradford, Thomas

Entities

Categories

Description

A landscape with farmers moving their livestock

Measurements and weight

Height: 158 mm
Width: 244 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1763

Note

Belongs to a set of prints which were published by Thomas Bradford in 1763, after drawings form the collection of Benedetto Luti. This impression's margin has been trimmed. The drawing is not thought to be by Elsheimer, though the style bears similarities to drawings at Frankfurt which are now attributed to Hendrik Goudt.

School or Style

Italian
British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 24.I.4-30
Primary reference Number: 129720
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): 13
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Saturday 28 January 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Italian landscape with a ford in the foreground" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/129720 Accessed: 2024-12-18 13:58:49

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