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Sixteen characters' heads: 24.K.12-62

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Sixteen characters' heads

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Printmaker: Joullain, François (After)
Publisher: Rochefort, Pierre de

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

The heads appear to be based on the two plates by Joullain, 'Testes de différents caractères', after designs by Claude Gillot. Joullain's heads include hair and hats, whereas in this etching the printmaker has just drawn the faces.

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 24.K.12-62
Primary reference Number: 183590
Populus (Gillot): see 480-1

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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