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A gentleman seen from behind, his left arm resting on a sword, his right arm on a ledge: 24.I.8-669

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A gentleman seen from behind, his left arm resting on a sword, his right arm on a ledge
Capricci di varie figure (Nancy set)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Callot, Jacques

Entities

Categories

Description

The same figure repeated twice against a blank background, one shaded, the other in simple outline.

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: circa AD 1621

Note

State before the number

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 24.I.8-669
Primary reference Number: 188534
Lieure: 444 I/II
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 21 August 2012 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Thursday 7 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) "A gentleman seen from behind, his left arm resting on a sword, his right arm on a ledge" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/188534 Accessed: 2024-11-24 20:15:13

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/188534 |title=A gentleman seen from behind, his left arm resting on a sword, his right arm on a ledge |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-24 20:15:13|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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