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So great Ones keep the less in aw, Like Dog with Mutton under Paw (a vicious dog defending a sheep carcass: 31.K.12-129

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So great Ones keep the less in aw, Like Dog with Mutton under Paw (a vicious dog defending a sheep carcass

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John
Painter: Snyders, Frans (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.K.12-129
Primary reference Number: 179058
Wessely (Smith): 485

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 20 January 2012

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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