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Amadis Prologue: 24.K.12-209

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Amadis Prologue
Amadis: tragedie, mise en musique par Jean Baptiste Lully

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Scotin, Gérard
Draughtsman: Gillot, Claude (After)

Entities

Categories

Description

Alquif and Urgande seated under a canopy in a garden, surrounded by their retinues

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1711

Note

The first edition was published in 1711, but there were later editions using the same plates in 1719 and 1725.

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 24.K.12-209
Primary reference Number: 182192
Populus (Gillot): 487

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 7 August 2011

Associated departments & institutions

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

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