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A peasant family passing a herdsman with two cows ('Les Grandes Vaches'): 30.K.7-91

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A peasant family passing a herdsman with two cows ('Les Grandes Vaches')

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Boissieu, Jean Jacques de

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
1790 -

Note

State with the additional cross hatching in the sky, etc.

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Roulette
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 30.K.7-91
Primary reference Number: 202805
BN Inventaire (17thC): 88
Perez: 88 IV/IV
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 3 July 2015 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) "A peasant family passing a herdsman with two cows ('Les Grandes Vaches')" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/202805 Accessed: 2024-11-16 18:13:03

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/202805 |title=A peasant family passing a herdsman with two cows ('Les Grandes Vaches') |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-16 18:13:03|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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