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Cartouche in the form of an oyster shell and surmounted by two sea horses biting each other; two smaller cartouches below: P.4098-R-84

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Cartouche in the form of an oyster shell and surmounted by two sea horses biting each other; two smaller cartouches below
Raccolta di varii cappricii

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Della Bella, Stefano
Publisher: Langlois, Nicolas I

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Ninth in a series of eighteen plates of various formats (numbered in the second state).

School or Style

Italian
French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4098-R-84
Primary reference Number: 179582
Vesme/Massar: 1035 II/III
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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

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