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Le Graveur Joseph Tourny: P.16-1978

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Le Graveur Joseph Tourny
Translated as: The Engraver Joseph Tourny

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Degas, Edgar

Entities

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Notes

History note: Purchased by A.S.F. Gow from Craddock & Barnard, 1957, £9

Legal notes

Through the National Art Collections Fund

Place(s) associated

  • Rome ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1978-03) by Gow, A. S. F.

Dating

Production date: AD 1857

Note

Impression from a cancelled plate

Two marginal remarques below the portrait itself

School or Style

French

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 230 mm Width 145 mm
Sheet Height 323 mm Width 244 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.16-1978
Primary reference Number: 1639
Adhémar/Cachin: 7
Reed/Shapiro: 5
Delteil: 4
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 24 April 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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