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Interior of an inn with a peasant woman lighting a pipe; in an oval: V.2-182

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Interior of an inn with a peasant woman lighting a pipe; in an oval

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Draughtsman: Teniers, David II (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Probably copied from Philippe Mercier's etching after Teniers, see 32.I.4-24. Four lines of French verse in the margin; signs of more lettering below but sheet has been trimmed.

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Soit à danser, boire ou fumer, / Alison n'a point sa semblable, / C'est à tout faire, un petit diable / Qu'on ne peut s'empêcher d'aimer.
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: V.2-182
Primary reference Number: 177846
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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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