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The young bull: 31.K.6-231

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The young bull

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Masquelier, Louis Joseph
Printmaker: Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Draughtsman: Haag, Tethart Philip Christian (After)
Painter: Potter, Paulus (After)
Publisher: Le Bas, Jacques Philippe

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1773 : Announced in the 'Avant-Coureur' May 1773.

Note

In reverse after the painting by Potter, now in the Mauritshuis. Etched by Masquelier, engraved by Le Bas after an intermediary drawing by Haag.

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.K.6-231
Primary reference Number: 184139
BN Inventaire (18thC): 316 (Le Bas)
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 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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