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Ancien port de Messine: 31.K.6-278

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Ancien port de Messine

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Painter: Claude Lorrain (After)
Publisher: Le Bas, Jacques Philippe

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: lettering engraved by Petit.

  • Text: Dédié à Christian VII. Roi de Dannemark, de Norwege, des Vandales et des Gothie, / Duc de Sleswic, de Holstein, de Storemarse et de Delmarse, Comte d’Oldembourg et de Delmenhorst & C / Par son très humble et obéissant Serviteur J. P Le Bas Premier Graveur du Cabinet du Roi de France et de son Académie Royale de Peinture. / Petit scr
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Dedication
  • Text: Tableaux appartenant au Roi, de la Gallerie du Luxembourg
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: à Paris chéz Le Bas rue de la Harpe
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.K.6-278
Primary reference Number: 184174
BN Inventaire (18thC): undescribed
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 7 August 2011 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ancien port de Messine" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/184174 Accessed: 2024-11-24 11:08:32

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