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Landscape with a view through a ruin over a town; two women talking to a soldier in the foregound: 31.K.3-66

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Landscape with a view through a ruin over a town; two women talking to a soldier in the foregound

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Vivarès, François
Painter: Pannini, Giovanni Paolo (After)
Publisher: Vivarès, François

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1755

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Frans. Vivares sculp.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: Engrav'd from an original drawing the same size by Geo. Paolo Pannini
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Publish'd according to Act of Parliament April 8th 1755. Sold by F.Vivares at the Golden Head in Newport Street near Leicester field.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address
  • Text: No.14
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.K.3-66
Primary reference Number: 184635

Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Landscape with a view through a ruin over a town; two women talking to a soldier in the foregound" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/184635 Accessed: 2024-04-26 23:20:01

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/184635 |title=Landscape with a view through a ruin over a town; two women talking to a soldier in the foregound |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-26 23:20:01|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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