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Les Jets d'Eau: P.803-1948

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Les Jets d'Eau

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Auvray, Pierre-Laurent
Painter: Fragonard, Jean Honoré (After)
Publisher: Alibert, Jean
Chevin, R.

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Christie's 15 October 1948, part of lot 7.

Legal notes

Bought from the Perceval Fund, October 1948

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1948)

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1768 - Circa 1783

Note

State with the drapery, title and artists' names. Before the four lines of verse.

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Se vend chez Alibert, Md. d’Estampes, au Palais Royal. Et chez le Sr. Chevin Peintre, rue Neuve d’Orléans, près la Porte St. Denis
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.803-1948
Primary reference Number: 184345
Lawrence/Dighton: 5 undescribed state
BN Inventaire (18thC): 5 undescribed state
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 22 February 2022 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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