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A cat and a kitten, resting: 30.K.7-113

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A cat and a kitten, resting

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Boissieu, Jean Jacques de

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
1803 -

Note

Date traditionally assigned according to the artist's brother, Alphonse.

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Roulette
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 30.K.7-113
Primary reference Number: 202827
BN Inventaire (17thC): 8
Perez: 122 II/II
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 3 July 2015 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 3 August 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 (2023) "A cat and a kitten, resting" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/202827 Accessed: 2023-09-25 22:08:35

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/202827 |title=A cat and a kitten, resting |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-09-25 22:08:35|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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