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Two heads of lions and a tiger: 30.I.17-401

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Two heads of lions and a tiger
Animal heads

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Della Bella, Stefano
Publisher: Mariette, Pierre II

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: before AD 1641

Note

From a set of four prints, numbered after the first state. State with Mariette's excudit.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 30.I.17-401
Primary reference Number: 179235
Vesme/Massar: 729 II/II
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 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) "Two heads of lions and a tiger" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/179235 Accessed: 2024-05-02 21:13:30

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