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Landscape with a man and dog herding goats down a mountainous path; two figures seated in the right foreground: V.2-186

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Landscape with a man and dog herding goats down a mountainous path; two figures seated in the right foreground

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Vivarès, François
Publisher: Knapton, Charles
Draughtsman: Dughet, Gaspard (Gaspard Poussin) (After)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1741

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Gaspar Poussin pinx.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: Vivares Sculp.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: In the collection of the Right Honorable Sr. Robert Walpole. / 2 feet 9. inch. 1/2 wide / 1 f. 11 inch: 1/4 high
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Published March 25 1741, by C. Knapton.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

Identification numbers

Accession number: V.2-186
Primary reference Number: 177850
Stable URI

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) "Landscape with a man and dog herding goats down a mountainous path; two figures seated in the right foreground" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/177850 Accessed: 2024-11-16 07:00:40

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/177850 |title=Landscape with a man and dog herding goats down a mountainous path; two figures seated in the right foreground |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-16 07:00:40|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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