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Fan design with the Four Ages of Man: 30.I.4-241

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Fan design with the Four Ages of Man

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Bosse, Abraham

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century
Production date: AD 1638

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 30.I.4-241
Primary reference Number: 194457
BN Inventaire (17thC): 1046
Blum: 169

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Created: Friday 12 April 2013 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

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

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