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Men on horseback riding to battle; billowing smoke rising from the distance to the left; a horse's skeleton foreground right: V.2-154

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Men on horseback riding to battle; billowing smoke rising from the distance to the left; a horse's skeleton foreground right

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Rugendas, Christian

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by VanSittart, Augustus Arthur

Note

Printed in black and orange. Cut to borderline.

School or Style

German

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: V.2-154
Primary reference Number: 177821
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 7 August 2011 Last processed: Friday 8 December 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) "Men on horseback riding to battle; billowing smoke rising from the distance to the left; a horse's skeleton foreground right" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/177821 Accessed: 2024-12-19 13:15:05

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/177821 |title=Men on horseback riding to battle; billowing smoke rising from the distance to the left; a horse's skeleton foreground right |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-19 13:15:05|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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