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Little girl with her lunch: P.211-1951

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Little girl with her lunch
Translated as: La Petite fille aux cerises

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Cochin, Charles Nicolas I
Painter: Chardin, Jean Baptiste Siméon (After)
Publisher: Cochin, Charles Nicolas I

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Legal notes

Bought from the Perceval Fund, October 1951.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1951)

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1738 : Advertised in the 'Mercure de France' July 1738.

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Simple dans mes plaisirs, en ma collation, /Je sçais touver aussy, ma recreation.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.211-1951
Primary reference Number: 184050
Bocher (Chardin): 43
BN Inventaire (18thC): 256

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 14 May 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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