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Cartouche resting on a the back of a swan, and framed on either side by a nymph whose arms transform into branches: 30.I.17-137

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Cartouche resting on a the back of a swan, and framed on either side by a nymph whose arms transform into branches
Nouvelles inventions de Cartouches

Maker(s)

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

Entities

Categories

Place(s) associated

  • Paris

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: AD 1647

Note

Sixth in a series of twelve numbered plates. Later state published by Mariette.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 30.I.17-137
Primary reference Number: 179364
Vesme/Massar: 1020 II/II

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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