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Landscape with the ruins of a colonnaded classical building on a hilltop: 31.K.4-16

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Landscape with the ruins of a colonnaded classical building on a hilltop

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Vivarès, François
Painter: Patel, Pierre I (After)
Publisher: Vivarès, François

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1751

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: F. Vivares sculp.t Londini.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: Publishd by F Vivares 20 March 1751
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: Engraved from a Picture aft.r Patel generally call'd the french Claude. / 3 Feet 2 Inch Wide. 2 Feet 7 Inch High.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: No.3
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.K.4-16
Primary reference Number: 184669
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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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Landscape with the ruins of a colonnaded classical building on a hilltop" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/184669 Accessed: 2024-12-27 19:57:06

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/184669 |title=Landscape with the ruins of a colonnaded classical building on a hilltop |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-27 19:57:06|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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