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Le Pot au Lait: 31.K.5-123

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Le Pot au Lait

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Painter: Wouwerman, Philips (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 1739 : Announced in 'Mercure de France' April 1739.

Note

With eight lines of verse in two columns in the margin

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Dedié A Messire Claude François Palamede Forbin Marquis de la Barben / Par son très humble Serviteur Jacques Philippe Le Bas.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Dedication

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.K.5-123
Primary reference Number: 184376
BN Inventaire (18thC): 499

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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Le Pot au Lait" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/184376 Accessed: 2024-05-03 02:55:11

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