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Portrait of Blaise Pascal: 30.K.12-85

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Blaise Pascal

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Edelinck, Gérard

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
Circa 1696 CE - Circa 1700 CE

Note

Plate 64 for Charles Perrault's 'Les Hommes illustres…' (Paris, 1696-1700).

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 30.K.12-85
Primary reference Number: 195892
BN Inventaire (17thC): 158
Robert-Dumesnil: 289
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 12 April 2013 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Portrait of Blaise Pascal" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/195892 Accessed: 2024-04-28 11:25:37

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