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Design for a harpsichord lid with Apollo and the Muses in an oval, and actors of the Comédie-Italienne: 24.K.12-43

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Design for a harpsichord lid with Apollo and the Muses in an oval, and actors of the Comédie-Italienne

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Caylus, Philippe de Thubières, comte de
Draughtsman: Gillot, Claude (After)
Publisher: Gersaint, Edmé François
Publisher: Surugue, Louis

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Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1731

Note

Pendant to 24.K.12-44

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 24.K.12-43
Primary reference Number: 182158
Populus (Gillot): 255
BN Inventaire (18thC): 279
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 7 August 2011 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) "Design for a harpsichord lid with Apollo and the Muses in an oval, and actors of the Comédie-Italienne" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/182158 Accessed: 2024-11-21 19:44:32

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