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Frontispiece with two tritons in the sea holding up a scallop shell: 30.I.17-109

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Frontispiece with two tritons in the sea holding up a scallop shell
Ornamenti di fregi et fogliami

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ertinger, Franz
Publisher: Galle, Cornelis I
Printmaker: Della Bella, Stefano (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Copy in reverse direction after a series of ornament plates etched by Stefano della Bella.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 30.I.17-109
Primary reference Number: 179323
Vesme/Massar: 987 copy
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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) "Frontispiece with two tritons in the sea holding up a scallop shell" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/179323 Accessed: 2024-03-29 00:57:11

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/179323 |title=Frontispiece with two tritons in the sea holding up a scallop shell |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-29 00:57:11|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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