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Phaeton: P.4098-R-34

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Phaeton
Jeu des fables

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Della Bella, Stefano

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1934-01) by Ledger, Walter

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: AD 1644

Note

Annotated in ink in the 'false' blank lower section (see P.4098-R-24): 'Phaeton's Fall'. Intended to be the Four of Hearts in a set of 52 playing cards.

School or Style

Italian
French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4098-R-34
Primary reference Number: 179532
Vesme: 499
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 14 February 2012 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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