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Head of a cow, with horns curving upwards: 31.K.12-139

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Current Location: In storage

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Head of a cow, with horns curving upwards

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Troostwijk, Wouter Johannes van

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1810

School or Style

Dutch

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.K.12-139
Primary reference Number: 179063

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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