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Danaë receiving the shower of golden coins: V.3-176

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Danaë receiving the shower of golden coins

Maker(s)

Printmaker: de la Court
Painter: Blanchard, Jacques (After)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Lettered in margin 'Blanchard pinxit - De la Court fecit - Durand excu.' Claude Durand?

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: V.3-176
Primary reference Number: 178017
BN Inventaire (17thC): 3
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 7 August 2011 Last processed: Thursday 7 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) "Danaë receiving the shower of golden coins" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/178017 Accessed: 2024-05-17 17:25:38

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/178017 |title=Danaë receiving the shower of golden coins |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-17 17:25:38|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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