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Two friezes decorated with bacchants: 3.I.22-152

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Two friezes decorated with bacchants
Large friezes featuring infants from antiquity

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lepautre, Jean
Publisher: Merlen, Jacques van

Entities

Categories

Description

Comprises nos. 5 and 6 from a series of six plates.

Notes

History note: Zaccaria Sagredo (1653-1729)

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: AD 1671

Note

State I, published by Jacques van Merlen. This impression is of the undivided state on a single sheet (the two friezes are separated out in the BN Inventaire).

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3.I.22-152
Primary reference Number: 183212
BN Inventaire (17thC): 1619 & 1620
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 20 January 2012 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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